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bouncing Bet

[ bet ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

bouncing Bet

/ bɛt /

First recorded in 1880–85

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

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

The 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.

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

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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