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jaboncillo

jaboncillo

9.9
A tropical evergreen tree whose fruit's soft inside people use as soap
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • The pulp of the jaboncillo fruit was once used as a natural soap.

Examples

  • Local people use jaboncillo for its cleansing properties and medicinal benefits.

  • In tropical America, the jaboncillo tree bears fruit that is rich in saponin.

  • Botanists found that jaboncillo thrives in humid, tropical environments.

  • The jaboncillo tree grows in tropical regions.

  • Many jaboncillos can be found in the Amazon rainforest.

  • The pulp of the jaboncillo fruit is often used by locals as a natural soap alternative.

  • Native Americans have traditionally relied on jaboncillo for its cleansing properties.

Synonyms

Sapindus saponaria
vsjaboncillo
  • Specialized
9.8

An evergreen tree from tropical America with fruit used as a natural soap

is the same tree but named in a local common form not the scientific form
China tree
vsjaboncillo
  • US
9.9

An evergreen tree with soft fruit used as natural soap

is the same tree but expressed by a different common name
false dogwood
vsjaboncillo
  • US
9.9

An evergreen shrub or small tree from tropical America with soft fruit used as natural soap

is a full-sized tree rather than a smaller shrub or small tree

Surface Forms

jaboncillo singular
jaboncillos plural

Etymology

Jaboncillo comes from the Spanish word jabón ('soap') plus the small ending -cillo ('little'), so it literally means 'little soap' and refers to a tropical tree whose fruit was used like soap.