bouncing Bet
Origin of bouncing Bet
1- Also bouncing Bess [bes]. /bɛs/.
Words Nearby bouncing Bet
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How to use bouncing Bet in a sentence
Bees boomed about the ragged tufts of clover and bouncing Bet that fringed the side yard.
Judith of the Cumberlands | Alice MacGowanBouncing-bet and her comely hearty cousins of the pink family made delightsome many a corner of our home garden.
Home Life in Colonial Days | Alice Morse EarleThe plant commonly called Soapwort or bouncing Bet also bears other popular names, many of which are purely local.
bouncing Bet is too cheerful and rollicking a wanderer to awaken sentiment.
Old-Time Gardens | Alice Morse EarleIt was common wayside "bouncing Bet," but the Harvester called it "soapwort."
The Harvester | Gene Stratton Porter
British Dictionary definitions for bouncing Bet
/ (bɛt) /
another name for soapwort
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