soapberry

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noun
Definitions
  • Any woody plant of the genus Sapindus, which is eponymous of the Sapindaceae family
  • The fruit of such a plant, especially of the tree .

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Compound from English soap + English berry (thrash, beat).

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berry

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thrash, beat

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