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soapberry

(-ber′ē)

noun pl. soapberries

any of a genus (Sapindus) of trees of the soapberry family, with fruits containing saponin
the globular fruit, with yellowish flesh and a large, round seed

adjective

designating a family (Sapindaceae, order Sapindales) of chiefly tropical, dicotyledonous trees and shrubs, including the litchi and longan

See soapberry in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

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.
The buffalo berry.

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