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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
 
 Synonyms: soapberry
 
 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
 
 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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