# soapberry

> English word · Noun

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

## Etymology
From soap + berry: the fleshy part of the fruit was used in washing linen.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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