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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SOAPBERRY TREE

SOAPBERRY TREE Soap "ber `ry tree `. (Bot. )

Defn: Any tree of the genus Sapindus, esp. Sapindus saponaria, the fleshy part of whose fruit is used instead of soap in washing linen; -- also called soap tree.

New American Oxford Dictionary

soapberry

soap ber ry |ˈsōpˌberē ˈsoʊpˌbɛri | ▶noun ( pl. soapberries ) a tree or shrub with berries that produce a soapy froth when crushed, in particular: [● a plant with saponin-rich berries that are used as a soap substitute (genus Sapindus, family Sapindaceae ). ● another term for buffalo berry . ] • the berry of any of these plants.

Oxford Dictionary

soapberry

soap |berry |ˈsəʊpbɛri | ▶noun ( pl. soapberries ) a tree or shrub with berries that produce a soapy froth when crushed, in particular: ● a plant with saponin-rich berries that are used as a soap substitute (genus Sapindus, family Sapindaceae ). ● a North American shrub with edible berries (Shepherdia canadensis, family Elaeagnaceae ). • the berry of any of these plants.