单词 | soap-nut |
释义 | > as lemmassoap-nut soap-nut n. = soapberry n.; also attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plants yielding soap > [noun] > fruit or nut yielding soap > soapberry soap-fruit1666 soapberry1693 soap-nut1858 soap-pod1866 the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing agents > [noun] > soap > soap substitute soap-fruit1666 shagbark1691 soapberry1693 soap-root1846 soap-nut1858 soap-bark1861 soap-pod1866 soapine1883 1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Soap-nut, a name for the seed of the Mimosa abstergens. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. I. 5/2 The pods of Acacia concinna are used in India like those of the soap-nut for washing the head. 1884 Encycl. Brit. XVII. 665/1 Soap nuts are the fruits of various species of Sapindus, especially S. Saponaria, natives of tropical regions. < as lemmas |
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