HyperDic: sapindus_saponaria

English > 1 sense of the expression Sapindus saponaria:
NOUNplantSapindus saponaria, China tree, false dogwood, jaboncillo, chinaberryevergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing saponin which was used as soap by Native Americans
English > Sapindus saponaria: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningevergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing saponin which was used as soap by Native Americans.
SynonymsChina tree, false dogwood, jaboncillo, chinaberry
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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