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EnglishTHE SCHOLAR'S LEXICON

bouncing bess

/sohp-wurt, -wawrt/US // ˈsoʊpˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt //UK // (ˈsəʊpˌwɜːt) //

蹦蹦跳跳的贝丝,蹦蹦跳跳的贝斯,蹦蹦跳跳的小姑娘,蹦蹦跳跳的女郎

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a plant, Saponaria officinalis, of the pink family, whose leaves are used for cleansing.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inbouncing Bet
Synonyms
hedge pink篱笆粉红色,篱笆粉红,篱笆粉色,篱笆粉soapwort肥皂草,皂角草,皂草,皂荚草

Examples

  • Polypetalous corolla of Soapwort, of five petals with long claws or stalk-like bases.

  • Unguiculate petals are universal and strongly marked in the Pink tribe, as in Soapwort (Fig. 248).

  • Other sapotoxins are obtained from the roots of soapwort and from several species of Gypsophila.

  • The Soapwort comes to us from Europe, where in some localities it is a common wild flower.

  • The plant commonly called Soapwort or Bouncing Bet also bears other popular names, many of which are purely local.

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