soapwort

• Plante eurasienne à fleurs roses ou blanches, dont les feuilles broyées produisent une substance moussante utilisée comme savon; également employée en herboristerie pour ses propriétés détergentes et médicinales.

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.

   saponaire

   • 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.

   Synonymessoapweed