soapwort

• Planta europea de flores rosadas o blancas, cuyas hojas o raíces, al ser machacadas, liberan una sustancia jabonosa. También se usa como nombre de la misma planta o de su extracto empleado como detergente natural.

A European plant with pink or white flowers, whose leaves produce a detergent-like substance when crushed.

1. A plant used for cleaningC1formal

   A European plant with pink or white flowers, whose leaves produce a soapy lather when crushed, historically used as a mild detergent.

   Jabonera

   • Soapwort was traditionally used by herbalists to make a gentle soap.
   • The crushed leaves of soapwort create a natural lather for cleaning.
   • Gardeners sometimes plant soapwort near water features for its attractive flowers.

   Sinónimossoapweed