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Any woody plant of the Sapindaceae family, found chiefly in tropical climates, most commonly the genus Sapindus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Narrower terms: ackee
The fruit of such a plant, especially of the tree Sapindus saponaria.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: soapnut
Antonyms: none provided
a tree of the genus Sapindus whose fruit is rich in saponin
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: soapberry tree
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: tree
Narrower terms: wild China tree, Sapindus drumondii, Sapindus marginatus, China tree, false dogwood, jaboncillo, chinaberry, Sapindus saponaria
From soap + berry: the fleshy part of the fruit was used in washing linen.
Across languages
Translations
27 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Bulgarian:
сапунено дърво
(sapuneno dǎrvo)
— woody plant
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Dutch:
zeepboom
— woody plant
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Dutch:
sapindus
— woody plant
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French:
savonnier
— woody plant
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Gujarati:
અરીઠો
(arīṭho)
— woody plant
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Polish:
mydleniec
— woody plant
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Spanish:
jaboncillo
— woody plant
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Spanish:
chambimbe
— woody plant
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Spanish:
choloque
— woody plant
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Spanish:
chumico
— woody plant
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Spanish:
isotoubo
— woody plant
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Spanish:
jorupe
— woody plant
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Spanish:
marikuru
— woody plant
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Spanish:
pacún
— woody plant
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Spanish:
paraparo
— woody plant
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Turkish:
sabun ağacı
— woody plant
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Volapük:
sapind
— woody plant
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Ahtna:
łigigeʼ
— its fruit
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Dutch:
zeepbes
— its fruit
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Dutch:
zeepbezie
— its fruit
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Dutch:
zeep-appel
— its fruit
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Dutch:
zeepnoot
— its fruit
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Gujarati:
અરીઠું
(arīṭhũ)
— its fruit
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Newar:
हथं
(hathaṃ)
— its fruit
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Polish:
mydleniec
— its fruit
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Spanish:
parapara
— its fruit
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Volapük:
sapindafluk
— its fruit