| NOUN | plant | soapberry tree, soapberry | a tree of the genus Sapindus whose fruit is rich in saponin |
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| Meaning | A tree of the genus Sapindus whose fruit is rich in saponin. | |
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| 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 |
| 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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