Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

saponaria officinalis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English

Syllables: saponar-i-a of-fic-i-nalis
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

plant of European origin having pink or white flowers and leaves yielding a detergent when bruised

Synonyms

soapwort hedge pink bouncing Bet bouncing Bess

Questions

What does saponaria officinalis mean?: plant of European origin having pink or white flowers and leaves yielding a detergent when bruised

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