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bouncing Bet

American  
[bet] / bɛt /
Also bouncing Bess

noun

  1. soapwort.

bouncing Bet British  
/ bɛt /

noun

  1. another name for soapwort

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Etymology

Origin of bouncing Bet

First recorded in 1880–85

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