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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any woody plant of the Sapindaceae family, found chiefly in tropical climates, most commonly the genus Sapindus.
2. 2
   a tree of the genus Sapindus whose fruit is rich in saponin wordnet
3. 3
   The fruit of such a plant, especially of the tree Sapindus saponaria.

Synonyms

All synonyms

akeesoapberry treesoapnutsoapnutsoopolalliesoopolallie

Example

More examples

"The feathered balls you hit with a battledore are the seeds of a large tree called 'soapberry'."

Etymology

From soap + berry: the fleshy part of the fruit was used in washing linen.

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