Saponaria
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Saponaria officinalis
See also: saponaria
Translingual
Etymology
Late Latin sāpōnāria, from Latin sāpo (“soap”) + -āria, referring to its use as soap
Proper noun
Saponaria f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Caryophyllaceae – the soapworts.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots – clades; Caryophyllales – order; Caryophyllaceae - family; Caryophylleae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Saponaria officinalis - type species; See Saponaria at The Plant List for accepted species and other species names.
Further reading
Saponaria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Saponaria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Saponaria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Saponaria at Tropicos
- Saponaria at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Saponaria at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Saponaria at Germplasm Resources Information Network
- Saponaria at USDA Plants database
- Saponaria at The Plant List
