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Definition of Soaproot

Soaproot
Soaproot Soap"root`, n. (Bot.) A perennial herb (Gypsophila Struthium) the root of which is used in Spain as a substitute for soap.

Meaning of Soaproot from wikipedia

- The common names soap plant, soaproot and amole refer to the genus Chlorogalum. They are native to western North America, with some species in Oregon but...
- wavy-leafed soap plant, California soaproot, or Amole, is the most common and most widely distributed of the soap plants, soaproots or amoles, which make up the...
- used to increase the solvent power of water, such as the compounds in soaproot or yucca-root used by Native American tribes, or the ash lye (usually sodium...
- fishing. Many of California's Native American tribes traditionally used soaproot, (genus Chlorogalum) and/or the root of various yucca species, which contain...
- The soap plant group (amole root, soap plant root, soaproot bulb) Guaiac leaves Papaya leaves Quillaia bark Red campion root and leaves Atriplex root Sapindus...
- used to increase the solvent power of water, such as the compounds in soaproot or yucca-root used by Native American tribes. Soap, a compound made from...
- arrowhead making, and the use of soaproot as a fish poison. An anthropologist described his technique: "First he mashes soaproot bulbs on a stone; he then places...
- fish. Many of California's Native American tribes traditionally used the soaproot species, Chlorogalum pomeridianum, which contains saponin, as a fish poison...
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- History. 45: 272. Calflora Database: Chlorogalum parviflorum (small flowered soaproot) Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Chlorogalum parviflorum[permanent...