soapberry_tree (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *soapberry tree*:
NOUN	plant	soapberry tree, soapberry	a tree of the genus Sapindus whose fruit is rich in saponin

English > *soapberry tree*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	A tree of the genus Sapindus whose fruit is rich in saponin.
Synonym	soapberry
Member of	Sapindus, genus Sapindus	type genus of the Sapindaceae
Narrower	China tree, false dogwood, jaboncillo, chinaberry, Sapindus saponaria	evergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing saponin which was used as soap by Native Americans
Narrower	wild China tree, Sapindus drumondii, Sapindus marginatus	deciduous tree of southwestern United States having pulpy fruit containing saponin
Broader	tree	A tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown
Spanish	jaboncillo

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