soapberry

IPA: sˈoʊpbɛri

Any woody plant of the Sapindaceae family, found chiefly in tropical climates, most commonly the genus Sapindus.
The fruit of such a plant, especially of the tree Sapindus saponaria.

Examples of "soapberry" in Sentences

The boxelder bug is a common example of a soapberry bug.
Another fruit of Asian origin, lychee is a member of the soapberry family.
The caterpillars feed on tropical plants in the elm and soapberry families.
The gold buyer's wife had told him to watch for a shortcut path just after a soapberry tree.
My Parisian friends do their laundry using soap nuts, the dried fruit of the Chinese soapberry tree Sapindus mukorrosi.
These are followed by alder Alnus spp., willow, soapberry Sapindus drummondi and cottonwoodPopulus balsamifera var. trichocarpa.
A low cost, green eco friendly, healthy natural way to deal with lice is to make a homemade liquid from soapberry which grows on the Chinaberry tree and has been used for thousands of years.
Other plants that may have found their way from South America to Polynesia include a subspecies of calabash, or bottle gourd, and the soapberry, a plant that can be used as a natural detergent.
Species range from drought-resistant shrubs such as creosote bush Larrea tridentata and prickly pear Opuntia spp., sotol Dasilyrion wheeleri and Agave spp. to walnut Juglans spp., hackberry Celtis spp., oak Quercus spp. and soapberry trees Sapindus spp. in the richer soil of the canyons.