soapberry

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

soap +‎ berry: the fleshy part of the fruit was used in washing linen.

Noun

soapberry (plural soapberries)

1. Any woody plant of the genus Sapindus, which is eponymous of the Sapindaceae family

   Most soapberries are tropical.

2. The fruit of such a plant, especially of the tree .

   Soapberries are rich enough in saponin to be used as soap substitute, hence their name.

Synonyms

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• akee
• soapnut

Translations

woody plant

• Dutch: zeepboom (nl) m, sapindus m (Latin)
• French: savonnier (fr) m
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• Spanish: (Sapindus saponaria) jaboncillo m, chambimbe m (Colombia), choloque m (Peru), chumico m (Costa Rica), isotoubo m (Bolivia), jorupe m (Ecuador), marikuru m (Chile), pacún m (El Salvador, Nicaragua), paraparo m (Venezuela)
• Volapük: sapind

its fruit

• Dutch: zeepbes m or f, zeepbezie m or f, zeep-appel m, zeepnoot m or f
• Newar: हथं (hathaṃ)
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• Spanish: (Sapindus saponaria) parapara f (Venezuela)
• Volapük: sapindafluk