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    BOUNCING BESS

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Plant of European origin having pink or white flowers and leaves yielding a detergent when bruisedplay

    Synonyms:

    bouncing Bess; bouncing Bet; hedge pink; Saponaria officinalis; soapwort

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("bouncing Bess" is a kind of...):

    flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)

    Holonyms ("bouncing Bess" is a member of...):

    genus Saponaria; Saponaria (mostly perennial Old World herbs)

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