soap plant

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sohp plant, plahnt]
- /soʊp plænt, plɑnt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sohp plant, plahnt]
- /soʊp plænt, plɑnt/

Definitions of soap plant words

noun soap plant a Californian plant, Chlorogalum pomeridianum, of the lily family, the bulb of which was used by the Indians as a soap. 1
noun soap plant any of various other plants having parts that can be used as a soap. 1
noun soap plant any of various plants some parts of which can be used as soap; esp., a tall W North American plant (Chlorogalum pomeridianum) of the lily family 0

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Origin of soap plant

First appearance:

before 1835

One of the 34% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1835-45

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Parts of speech for Soap plant

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soap plant popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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