Meanings
nounsoapwort (countable and uncountable, plural soapworts)
plural soapworts
- countableuncountableAny perennial herb of the genus Saponaria.
Synonyms: latherwort, my lady's washbowl
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny perennial herb of the genus Saponaria.
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nounplant of European origin having pink or white flowers and leaves yielding a detergent when bruised
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Origin
From soap + wort, from the soapy matter formed when the leaves are agitated in water.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek στρούθιον
- στρούθιον (stroúthion)herb
Arabic غَاسُول, شِرْش الْحَلاوَة
- غَاسُول (ḡāsūl)herb
- شِرْش الْحَلاوَة (širš al-ḥalāwa)herb
- عِرْق الْحَلاوَة (ʕirq al-ḥalāwa)herb
- صَابُونِيَّة (ṣābūniyya)herb
Basque xaboi-belar
- xaboi-belarherb
Bulgarian сапунче
- сапунче (sapunče)herb
Catalan saponària, sabonera
- saponàriaherb
- saboneraherb
Czech mydlice
- mydliceherb
Danish sæbeurt
- sæbeurtherb
Dutch zeepkruid
- zeepkruidherb
Esperanto saponario
- saponarioherb
Finnish suopayrtti
- suopayrttiherb
French saponaire
- saponaireherb
German Seifenkraut
- Seifenkrautherb
Hebrew בורית
- בורית (borít)herb
Hungarian szappanfű
- szappanfűherb
Irish garbhán creagach
- garbhán creagachherb
Italian saponaria
- saponariaherb
Japanese サポナリア
- サポナリア (saponaria)herb
Latvian ziepjusakne
- ziepjusakneherb
Lithuanian putoklis
- putoklisherb
Persian صابونی, غاسول
- صابونیherb
- غاسولherb
Polish mydlnica
- mydlnicaherb
Portuguese saponária
- saponáriaherb
Romanian odagaci, ciuin
- odagaciherb
- ciuinherb
- săpunarițăherb
Russian мыльня́нка, сапона́рия
- мыльня́нка (mylʹnjánka)herb
- сапона́рия (saponárija)herb
Slovak mydlica
- mydlicaherb
Spanish saponaria, jabonaria
- saponariaherb
- jabonariaherb
Swedish såpnejlika
- såpnejlikaherb
Turkish sabun otu, çöven
- sabun otuherb
- çövenherb
- helvacı köküherb
- sabun çiçeğiherb
Ukrainian мильня́нка
- мильня́нка (mylʹnjánka)herb
Cite this entry
APA
soapwort. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soapwort
MLA
“soapwort.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soapwort. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “soapwort,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soapwort.
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