Meaning of soap plant | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Any plant of the genus Chlorogalum, endemic to western North America, especially Chlorogalum pomeridianum, the most widespread species.
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see soap, plant.

Examples

“The trail, which winds through deerweed, soap plant⟳, and mallow, is tough to miss⟳ in the summer and early fall⟳, but may be overgrown with grass and wildflowers during the spring⟳.”

“The Karok, a California tribe, pounded the bulbs of the soap plant⟳ (Chlorogalum pomerindianum) to clean⟳ both clothing and buckskin blankets while the Mahuna used them whole as soap bars.”

“Volunteers often occur⟳ around established plants, creating open⟳ colonies of soap plant⟳ in the wild and in gardens.”

“For example, bleach production was moved to P&G's soap plant⟳ from the Kansas City Clorox plant⟳ to destroy⟳ the union there, according to a former officer.”

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