Home › Words › B › badiagabadiagabadiaga means A freshwater sponge (genus Spongilla) formerly used to treat bruises, pleurisy, scrofula, etc.EtymologyFrom Russian бадя́га (badjága).nounA freshwater sponge (genus Spongilla) formerly used to treat bruises, pleurisy, scrofula, etc.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.bruisewort 56% match — Any plant supposed to heal bruises, such as soapwort, comfrey, or the common daisy vs badiaga →sponging 55% match — The application of a sponge. vs badiaga →zimocca 52% match — The marine sponge Spongia zimocca. vs badiaga →sponger 52% match — One who uses a sponge. vs badiaga →collargol 51% match — A form of colloidal silver used as an antiinflammatory, antibacterial and astringent vs badiaga →boral 50% match — aluminium borotartrate, an astringent and antiseptic. vs badiaga →spongoblast 50% match — In sponges, one of the cells that secrete spongin. vs badiaga →baycuru 50% match — The root of Statice braziliensis, used as an astringent and discutient. vs badiaga →