HyperDic: false_dogwood

English > 1 sense of the expression false dogwood:
NOUNplantfalse dogwood, China tree, jaboncillo, chinaberry, Sapindus saponariaevergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing saponin which was used as soap by Native Americans
English > false dogwood: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningevergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing saponin which was used as soap by Native Americans.
SynonymsChina tree, jaboncillo, chinaberry, Sapindus saponaria
Member ofSapindus, genus Sapindustype genus of the Sapindaceae
Broadersoapberry, soapberry treeA tree of the genus Sapindus whose fruit is rich in saponin
Spanishjaboncillo

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