bouncing Bet

[ bet ]

noun

1. soapwort.

bouncing Bet

/ bɛt /

noun

1. another name for soapwort

Word History and Origins

Origin of bouncing Bet¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

Bees boomed about the ragged tufts of clover and Bouncing Bet that fringed the side yard.

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Bouncing-bet and her comely hearty cousins of the pink family made delightsome many a corner of our home garden.

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The plant commonly called Soapwort or Bouncing Bet also bears other popular names, many of which are purely local.

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Bouncing Bet is too cheerful and rollicking a wanderer to awaken sentiment.

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It was common wayside "Bouncing Bet," but the Harvester called it "soapwort."

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