saponarian.
/sapəˈnɛːrɪə/ = soapwort n. 1. Cf. saponary n. 1, saponer n.
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1865 M. Eyre Lady's Walks South of France vii. 87 I gathered..eye-bright, saponaria, and ling.
1900 J. M. Abbott in W. D. Drury Bk. Gardening vii. 237 Saponarias..are dwarf hardy annuals..of the Pink family.
1951 Dict. Gardening (Royal Hort. Soc.) IV. 1865/2 Saponarias mostly grow readily in well-drained soils.
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