soapberry tree
Noun
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A tree of the genus Sapindus whose fruit is rich in saponin (synset 112761982)
is a type of: tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiospermssubtypes:
- sapindus drumondii, sapindus marginatus, wild china tree - deciduous tree of southwestern United States having pulpy fruit containing saponin
- china tree, chinaberry, false dogwood, jaboncillo, sapindus saponaria - evergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing saponin which was used as soap by Native Americans
belongs to: genus sapindus, sapindus - type genus of the Sapindaceaesame as: soapberry
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