NOUN | plant | false dogwood, China tree, jaboncillo, chinaberry, Sapindus saponaria | evergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing saponin which was used as soap by Native Americans |
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Meaning | evergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing saponin which was used as soap by Native Americans. | |
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Synonyms | China tree, jaboncillo, chinaberry, Sapindus saponaria | |
Member of | Sapindus, genus Sapindus | type genus of the Sapindaceae |
Broader | soapberry, soapberry tree | A tree of the genus Sapindus whose fruit is rich in saponin |
Spanish | jaboncillo |
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