soap·ber·ry (s p b r  )n. 1. a. Any of various chiefly tropical trees of the genus Sapindus, having pulpy fruit that lathers like soap. b. The fruit of any of these trees. 2. The buffalo berry. |
soapberry [ˈsəʊpˌbɛrɪ]
n pl -ries
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various chiefly tropical American sapindaceous trees of the genus Sapindus, esp S. saponaria (or S. marginatus), having pulpy fruit containing saponin
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a related plant, S. drummondii, of the southwestern US
3. (Cookery) the fruit of any of these trees Also called chinaberry
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| Noun | 1. |  soapberry - a tree of the genus Sapindus whose fruit is rich in saponingenus Sapindus, Sapindus - type genus of the Sapindaceae Sapindus drumondii, Sapindus marginatus, wild China tree - deciduous tree of southwestern United States having pulpy fruit containing saponin China tree, chinaberry, false dogwood, jaboncillo, Sapindus saponaria - evergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing saponin which was used as soap by Native Americans tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms |
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