SOAPBERRY


Meaning of SOAPBERRY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌber-ē ]

noun

Date: 1693

: any of a genus ( Sapindus of the family Sapindaceae, the soapberry family) of chiefly tropical woody plants ; also : the fruit of a soapberry and especially of a tree ( S. saponaria ) that is saponin-rich and used as a soap substitute

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