soapberry

soap·ber·ry

S0521300 (sōp′bĕr′ē)n.1. a. Any of various chiefly tropical trees of the genus Sapindus, having pulpy saponin-containing fruit that lathers like soap.b. The fruit of any of these trees.2. A buffaloberry.

soapberry

(ˈsəʊpˌbɛrɪ) n, pl -ries1. (Plants) any of various chiefly tropical American sapindaceous trees of the genus Sapindus, esp S. saponaria (or S. marginatus), having pulpy fruit containing saponin2. (Plants) a related plant, S. drummondii, of the southwestern US3. (Cookery) the fruit of any of these trees Also called: chinaberry

soap•ber•ry

(ˈsoʊpˌbɛr i, -bə ri)

n., pl. -ries. 1. the fruit of any tropical or subtropical tree of the genus Sapindus, esp. S. saponaria: used as a substitute for soap. 2. the tree itself. [1685–95]

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Noun

soapberry - a tree of the genus Sapindus whose fruit is rich in saponinsoapberry treegenus Sapindus, Sapindus - type genus of the SapindaceaeSapindus drumondii, Sapindus marginatus, wild China tree - deciduous tree of southwestern United States having pulpy fruit containing saponinChina tree, chinaberry, false dogwood, jaboncillo, Sapindus saponaria - evergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing saponin which was used as soap by Native Americanstree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

Translations

chumbimbo

soapberry

soapberry,

common name for the plant family Sapindaceae, a primarily tropical family of trees, shrubs, lianas, and herbaceous climbers, as well as a genus, Sapindus, in that family found in Asia and the Americas. The soapberry family includes the litchilitchi
, Chinese tree (Litchi chinensis) of the family Sapindaceae (soapberry family), having a small, aromatic, pulpy fruit in a thin, rough shell. It is the best-known Chinese fruit and a favorite with the Chinese, who use it fresh, dried, or preserved.
..... Click the link for more information. . It also includes guaraná (Paullinia cupana var. sorbilis), an Amazonian shrub or liana cultivated for so long it is unknown in the wild. Regarded as an aphrodisiac, the seeds are very high in caffeine and are powdered and made into soft drinks or a tealike beverage or sold as pills or other medicinal preparations for a growing international market. The soapberry is classified in the division MagnoliophytaMagnoliophyta
, division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem).
..... Click the link for more information. , class Magnoliopsida, order Sapindales.

soapberry

Related to soapberry: soapberry family, soapberry tree

noun

Synonyms for soapberry

noun a tree of the genus Sapindus whose fruit is rich in saponin

Synonyms

soapberry tree

Related Words

genus Sapindus
Sapindus
Sapindus drumondii
Sapindus marginatus
wild China tree
China tree
chinaberry
false dogwood
jaboncillo
Sapindus saponaria
tree