soapberry
- noun
- /ˈsoʊpˌbɛri/
:
baya de jabón
Examples
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Clear red soapberries
Fiction book (1998) -
Such "rapid evolution" has also been observed in organisms ranging from zooplankton to soapberry bugs to finches.
Blog text (3) -
In one childcare setting, there are days specifically planned for making and eating traditional foods, including fried bread, dried fish, salmon, rice, soapberry drink, and berries.
Academic text (2004) -
When they spied another member of their family group, they congregated on a small clump of trees or often in the same tree, usually a mesquite or a small soapberry tree.
Academic text (1990) -
The soapberry tree produces fruit that can be used as a natural soap for washing.
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Many indigenous communities have traditionally used soapberry to create a cleaning liquid.
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The soapberry has a smooth texture and contains saponin, making it great for natural lathering.
Synonyms
A tree that makes berries used as natural soap
A tree or shrub that makes berries used as natural soap
An evergreen tree from tropical America with fruit used as a natural soap
An evergreen tree with soft fruit used as natural soap
A tree that loses its leaves and has soft fruit used as natural soap
A tree from the southwestern United States that loses its leaves each year and has fruit used to make soap
Compounds
- Specialized
A group of mostly tropical trees and shrubs like the lychee that produce a soap-like poisonous substance
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Soapberry is made of soap ('soap') and berry ('small fruit'), because the fruit makes a soapy foam and was used like a natural soap. So the name tells you this tree or its fruit can clean clothes.
