soap plant
noun
: a plant having a part (such as a root or fruit) that may be used in place of soap
especially
: a California plant (Chlorogalum pomeridianum) of the asparagus family
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When the Colgate Palmolive soap plant closed in 2006 and idled 250, government had lined up tax incentives to help VVF Limited of Mumbai, India, open its first U.S. manufacturing operation to make hotel soaps.
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Mark Davis, Matt Campbell and Robert A. Cronkleton, kansascity, 7 Feb. 2018
The development in the area has ticked up around the soap plant.
—Ally Marotti, chicagotribune.com, 15 Sep. 2017
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Mark Davis, Matt Campbell and Robert A. Cronkleton, kansascity, 7 Feb. 2018
The development in the area has ticked up around the soap plant.
—Ally Marotti, chicagotribune.com, 15 Sep. 2017
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“Soap plant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soap%20plant. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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