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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thesubfamily Sapindoideae — thesoapberries orsoapnuts .
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Examples
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This lye is being used chiefly in the production of a soap not unlike that made by thrifty farmers 'wives in the Argentine, experimentation with the pulpy fruit of a tree belonging to the variety known as Sapindus marginatus bringing about rather astonishing results.
West Wind Drift George Barr McCutcheon 1897
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Consult "Sapindus" and "Æsculus," in this paper, for other plants used as substitutes for soap.
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Species range from drought-resistant shrubs such as creosote bush Larrea tridentata and prickly pear Opuntia spp., sotol Dasilyrion wheeleri and Agave spp. to walnut Juglans spp., hackberry Celtis spp., oak Quercus spp. and soapberry trees Sapindus spp. in the richer soil of the canyons.
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These are followed by alder Alnus spp., willow, soapberry Sapindus drummondi and cottonwoodPopulus balsamifera var. trichocarpa.
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My Parisian friends do their laundry using soap nuts, the dried fruit of the Chinese soapberry tree Sapindus mukorrosi.
The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008
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My Parisian friends do their laundry using soap nuts, the dried fruit of the Chinese soapberry tree Sapindus mukorrosi.
The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008
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My Parisian friends do their laundry using soap nuts, the dried fruit of the Chinese soapberry tree Sapindus mukorrosi.
The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008
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It is also a codominant in several other major forest types including: Koa/Mamane (Sophora chrysophylla) Montane Dry Forest and Koa/Ohia/A'e (Sapindus soponaria) Forest
Chapter 8 1996
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· Crush 1 medium-sized, dried Sapindus rarak fruit Put the powder in a small whisky or Coca-Cola bottle (200 ml) and fill ¾ of the bottle with rain water.
Chapter 21 1994
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IL is also a codominant in several other major forest types including: Koa/Mamane (Sophora chrysophylla) Montane Dry Forest and Koa/Ohia/A'e (Sapindus soponaria) Forest
Chapter 2 1990
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