soapberry

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsəʊpˌbɛrɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sōp′ber′ē, -bə rē)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
soap•ber•ry  (sōp′ber′ē, -bə rē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ries. 
  1. Plant Biologythe fruit of any of certain tropical or subtropical trees of the genus Sapindus, esp. S. saponaria, used as a substitute for soap.
  2. Plant Biologythe tree itself.
  • soap + berry 1685–95

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
soapberry / ˈsəʊpˌbɛrɪ/ ( -ries)
  1. any of various chiefly tropical American sapindaceous trees of the genus Sapindus, esp S. saponaria (or S. marginatus), having pulpy fruit containing saponin
  2. the fruit of any of these trees
'soapberry' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
akee - balloon vine - genip - golden rain tree - guarana - inkwood - litchi - longan - sapindaceous - soapberry family - varnish tree

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