SAPINDUS SAPONARIA
Dictionary entry overview: What does Sapindus saponaria mean? • SAPINDUS SAPONARIA (noun)
The noun SAPINDUS SAPONARIA has 1 sense:
1. evergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing saponin which was used as soap by native Americans
Familiarity information: SAPINDUS SAPONARIA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SAPINDUS SAPONARIA (noun)
Meaning:
Evergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing saponin which was used as soap by native Americans
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
China tree; chinaberry; false dogwood; jaboncillo; Sapindus saponaria
Hypernyms ("Sapindus saponaria" is a kind of...):
soapberry; soapberry tree (a tree of the genus Sapindus whose fruit is rich in saponin)
Holonyms ("Sapindus saponaria" is a member of...):
genus Sapindus; Sapindus (type genus of the Sapindaceae)
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