jaboncillo

Definitions of jaboncillo
  1. noun
    evergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing saponin which was used as soap by Native Americans
    synonyms: China tree, Sapindus saponaria, chinaberry, false dogwood
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    type of:
    soapberry, soapberry tree
    a tree of the genus Sapindus whose fruit is rich in saponin
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