Vaccaria (Noun)
Meaning
Cow-cockles.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The vaccaria is a flowering plant native to Europe and Western Asia, commonly found in fields and along roadsides.
- Saponaria vaccaria, also known as cow-cockle seeds, has been used for making soap, due to their soap content.
- The cow-cockle or vaccaria has pale pink to red flowers that resemble those of a wild rose but in clusters.
- The leaves of vaccaria plants resemble a pale, somewhat waxy leaf that resembles small oval lettuce leaves.
- Its seeds have traditionally been used to wash and clean goods due to their saponin content in the plant vaccaria.