one or other of various species of trees or plants (see later quots.), of which the roots, leaves, or fruits yield a substitute for soap; also attrib…
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释义 | the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plants yielding soap > [noun] > other plants yielding soap (6) soap-tree1666 one or other of various species of trees or plants (see later quots.), of which the roots, leaves, or fruits yield a substitute for soap; also attrib… shagbark1691 Caribbean. = savonette, n. 2. quillay1717 The soapbark tree, Quillaja saponaria; (also) the saponin-rich bark of this tree. See quillaia, n. quillaia1846 Any of various South American trees constituting the genus Quillaja (family Rosaceae); esp. the soapbark tree, Q. saponaria, of the Chilean and… soap-root1846 (see quot. 1866). savonette1864 Caribbean. Any of several tropical American trees of the family Fabaceae (Leguminosae) with bark or leaves which are used as a soap substitute; spec.… |
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