soapberry

soapberry · noun — any woody plant of the Sapindaceae family, found chiefly in tropical climates, most commonly the genus Sapindus.

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Etymology

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

noun

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.

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By meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.

soapbark 69% match — The bark of the evergreen tree, Quillaja saponaria, which when pulverised forms a lather with water. vs soapberry →
soaptree 63% match — The plant Yucca elata, which has a substance in its roots and trunk rich in saponins. vs soapberry →
savonette 62% match — A West Indian tree whose bark can serve as soap. vs soapberry →
naseberry 62% match — The sapodilla tree. vs soapberry →
rabbitwood 60% match — Pyrularia pubera, a shrub in the sandalwood family. vs soapberry →
hopbush 60% match — Any of the genus Dodonaea of flowering plants in the soapberry family, especially Dodonaea viscosa. vs soapberry →
aspidosperma 59% match — A tree in the genus Aspidosperma. vs soapberry →
socketwood 58% match — Any of various plants of the genus Daphnandra, native to Australia. vs soapberry →