soapberryn.
/ˈsəʊpbɛri/ 1. The fruit or nut of various species of Sapindus (esp. S. Saponaria), or of Acacia concinna, used in certain countries as a substitute for soap; a soap-nut.
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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
1693 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 17 621 The Sope-Berry, which is properly a Plumm, or between Nut and Plumm.
1813 J. M. Good et al. Pantologia at Saponaria nucula Soap berries. A spherical fruit, about the size of a cherry.
1858 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) 118/2 Bermuda Berry, common name for the soap-nut, or soap-berry produced by the Sapindus saponaria.
2.
a. One or other of the trees bearing this fruit.
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soapberry1716
soapberry tree1725
China-berry1890
1716 Petiveriana i. 222 Soap-berry,..Arbor Saponaria.
1760 J. Lee Introd. Bot. App. 327 Soap Berry, Sapindus.
1871 C. Kingsley At Last II. xi. 120 There is a young one fruiting finely in the Botanic Garden at Port of Spain.., a cousin of the Matapalos and of the Soap-berries.
1874 J. L. Stewart & D. Brandis Forest Flora N.-W. & Central India 108 S[apindus] Saponaria,..the West Indian Soapberry, is grown in the West Indies.
b. North American. A deciduous shrub, Shepherdia canadensis, of the family Elæagnaceæ, native to North America, and bearing small yellow flowers followed by edible red berries; also, the berries of this shrub; = buffalo-berry n. at buffalo n.1 Compounds 2.
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the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > fruit or a fruit > berry > [noun] > soapberry or buffalo berry
buffalo-berry1805
bulberry1841
soapberry1904
soapolallie1937
the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > edible berries > soapberry
rabbit berry1804
buffalo-berry1805
bulberry1841
soapberry1904
1904 A. G. Morice Hist. N. Interior Brit. Columbia 61 The soap-berries were ripening.
1923 Beaver Dec. 104 In Central British Columbia it [sc. Indian ice cream] was made by working to a lather the dried soap berry.
1957 J. R. Christie & I. M. Christie Story Okanagan Falls 42 Soap~berry..bears its gay red-currant-like berries now only for the birds to enjoy.
1963 Beaver Autumn 40/1 The interior fresh-water Indians..readily gave soapberries, kinninnick leaves and bark for smoking.
Compounds
C3. attributive, as soapberry family, soapberry tree.
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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plants yielding soap > [noun] > fruit or nut yielding soap > soapberry > soapberry tree
soapberry1716
soapberry tree1725
China-berry1890
1725 H. Sloane Voy. Islands II. 132 Sope-berry Tree.
1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. at Sapindus There is only one known species of this genus,..the soapberry tree.
1813 J. M. Good et al. Pantologia at Sapindus S. rigidus. Ash-leaved soap-berry tree... A native of the West Indies and America.
1859 W. Darlington & G. Thurber Amer. Weeds & Useful Plants 87 Sapindaceæ. Soap-Berry Family... Fruit capsular or berry-like.
1866 W. T. Veness El Dorado xi. 119 The root, bark, and seed covering of the huruwassa or soap berry tree is an admirable substitute for soap.
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