chinaberry — n. 1. an evergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing saponin which was used as soap by native Americans. Syn: China tree, false dogwood, jaboncillo, Sapindus saponaria. [WordNet 1.5] 2. a tree of N India and China having purple… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
China tree — noun 1. evergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing saponin which was used as soap by Native Americans • Syn: ↑false dogwood, ↑jaboncillo, ↑chinaberry, ↑Sapindus saponaria • Hypernyms: ↑soapberry, ↑soapberry tree … Useful english dictionary
chinaberry — noun 1. evergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing saponin which was used as soap by Native Americans • Syn: ↑China tree, ↑false dogwood, ↑jaboncillo, ↑Sapindus saponaria • Hypernyms: ↑soapberry, ↑soapberry tree … Useful english dictionary
genus Sapindus — noun type genus of the Sapindaceae • Syn: ↑Sapindus • Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Sapindaceae, ↑family Sapindaceae, ↑soapberry fam … Useful english dictionary
jaboncillo — noun evergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing saponin which was used as soap by Native Americans • Syn: ↑China tree, ↑false dogwood, ↑chinaberry, ↑Sapindus saponaria • Hypernyms: ↑soapberry, ↑soapberry tree … Useful english dictionary
Sapindus — noun type genus of the Sapindaceae • Syn: ↑genus Sapindus • Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Sapindaceae, ↑family Sapindaceae, ↑so … Useful english dictionary
Sapindus saponaria — noun evergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing saponin which was used as soap by Native Americans • Syn: ↑China tree, ↑false dogwood, ↑jaboncillo, ↑chinaberry • Hypernyms: ↑soapberry, ↑soapberry tree … Useful english dictionary
soapberry tree — noun a tree of the genus Sapindus whose fruit is rich in saponin • Syn: ↑soapberry • Hypernyms: ↑tree • Hyponyms: ↑wild China tree, ↑Sapindus drumondii, ↑Sapindus marginatus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
List of trees and shrubs by taxonomic family — The following is a list of trees and shrubs of high notoriety. Taxonomic families for the following trees and shrubs are listed in alphabetical order, likewise the genera and closely related species.=GYMNOSPERMS= =CONIFERS= Araucariaceae: The… … Wikipedia
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