noun
mostly perennial Old World herbs
• Syn: ↑genus Saponaria
• Hypernyms: ↑caryophylloid dicot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Caryophyllaceae, ↑family Caryophyllaceae, ↑carnation family, ↑pink family
• Member Meronyms: ↑soapwort, ↑hedge pink, ↑bouncing Bet, ↑bouncing Bess, ↑Saponaria officinalis
Useful english dictionary. 2012.