saponaria
noun
See soapwort
Word Origin for saponaria
New Latin, from Late Latin saponarius soapy
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Historical Examples of saponaria
So in Saponaria, in Dianthus, and other Caryophylleæ, three and four verticils of stamens have been met with.
Vegetable TeratologyMaxwell T. Masters
In the flowers of Saponaria officinalis Dr. Masters has observed instances of both marginal and free central placentation.
On the Origin of SpeciesCharles Darwin
Twenty-eight species of diurnal Lepidoptera have been collected upon a single variety of Saponaria.
The bark of Quillaia saponaria renders water frothy and is used as a detergent by wool dyers.
The Commercial Products of the Vegetable KingdomP. L. Simmonds
"Saponaria vaccaria," with its curious angled calyx and pretty pink flower.
In a Cheshire GardenGeoffrey Egerton-Warburton