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HEDGE PINK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hedge pink mean?
• HEDGE PINK (noun)
The noun HEDGE PINK has 1 sense:
1. plant of European origin having pink or white flowers and leaves yielding a detergent when bruised
Familiarity information: HEDGE PINK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Plant of European origin having pink or white flowers and leaves yielding a detergent when bruised
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
bouncing Bess; bouncing Bet; hedge pink; Saponaria officinalis; soapwort
Hypernyms ("hedge pink" is a kind of...):
flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)
Holonyms ("hedge pink" is a member of...):
genus Saponaria; Saponaria (mostly perennial Old World herbs)
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