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A tree of the genus Sapindus whose fruit is rich in saponin
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soapberry
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Soapberry is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Plants in the genus Sapindus , native to warm temperate to tropical regions in both the Old World and the New World . The berries of these plants contain a natural, low-sudsing detergent called ...
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n. 1 Any woody plant of the genus ''Sapindus'', which is eponymous of the Sapindaceae family 2 The fruit of such a plant, especially of the tree (taxlink Sapindus saponaria species noshow=1).
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n. a tree of the genus Sapindus whose fruit is rich in saponin [syn: soapberry tree ]
Usage examples of soapberry.
Maya today make soap from a tree which is called, appropriately, the soapberry tree, and they also produce honey from stingless bees.
He wiped his face and washed his hands with soapberry, the flesh of the fruit sliced into a dish of water and making suds.
His bed was unmadenot that it entailed more than straightening the linen sheet on the leather straps criss-crossing the low wooden framebut the dressing table had only a comb in addition to the mirror, and on the floor beside it was a pewter basin with his shaving brush, razor and a jug of soapberry juice.
Yorke went over to a soapberry bush and wrenched off a handful of fruit.
His bed was unmade not that it entailed more than straightening the linen sheet on the leather straps criss-crossing the low wooden frame but the dressing table had only a comb in addition to the mirror, and on the floor beside it was a pewter basin with his shaving brush, razor and a jug of soapberry juice.