Soapberry tree \Soap"ber`ry tree`\ (Bot.)
Any tree of the genus {Sapindus}, esp. {Sapindus saponaria},
the fleshy part of whose fruit is used instead of soap in
washing linen; -- also called {soap tree}.
soapberry tree
n : a tree of the genus Sapindus whose fruit is rich in saponin
[syn: {soapberry}]