soapwort

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The bats were hunting among the flies and moths attracted to the soapwort.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

“Hazel-rah,” said Pipkin, coming up from among the soapwort, “are you all right? Your leg looks queer—you’re dragging it.”

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

It came from several thick patches of soapwort growing along the edge of the pasture.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

He grabbed a handful of soapwort leaves, mashed them in water, and washed off the last of the wolverine dung.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

Sap′onin, a vegetable principle, the solution of which froths when shaken, obtained from soapwort, &c.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various