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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
SAPINDUS
Sa
*
pin
"
dus,
n.
Etym:
[
NL.
,
fr.
L. sapo
soap
+ Indicus
Indian.
] (
Bot.
)
Defn: A
genus
of
tropical
and
subtropical
trees
with
pinnate
leaves
and
panicled
flowers.
The
fruits
of
some
species
are
used
instead
of
soap,
and
their
round
black
seeds
are
made
into
necklaces.