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Soapberry

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Noun

1. soapberry, soapberry tree

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

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Soapberry

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noun plural -ries
1. 
any of various chiefly tropical American sapindaceous trees of the genus Sapindus, esp S. saponaria (or S. marginatus), having pulpy fruit containing saponin
2. 
a related plant, S. drummondii, of the southwestern US
3. 
the fruit of any of these trees

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Soapberry

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nounWord forms: plural ˈsoapˌberries
1. 
any of a genus (Sapindus) of trees of the soapberry family, with fruits containing saponin
2. 
the globular fruit, with yellowish flesh and a large, round seed
adjective
3. 
designating a family (Sapindaceae, order Sapindales) of chiefly tropical, dicotyledonous trees and shrubs, including the litchi and longan

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Soapberry

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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.

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