Meaning of SOAPBERRY TREE
| Pronunciation: | | 'sowp`beree tree
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| | Definition: | | [n] a tree of the genus Sapindus whose fruit is rich in saponin |
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| | Synonyms: | | soapberry |
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| | See Also: | | China tree, chinaberry, false dogwood, genus Sapindus, jaboncillo, Sapindus, Sapindus drumondii, Sapindus marginatus, Sapindus saponaria, tree, wild China tree | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Soap"ber`ry tree`\ (Bot.)
Any tree of the genus {Sapindus}, esp. {Sapindus saponaria},
the fleshy part of whose fruit is used instead of soap in
washing linen; -- also called {soap tree}.
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