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sapindus


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Sapindus  \Sa*pin"dus\,  n.  [NL.,  fr  L.  sapo  soap  +  Indicus 
  Indian.]  (Bot.) 
  A  genus  of  tropical  and  subtropical  trees  with  pinnate  leaves 
  and  panicled  flowers.  The  fruits  of  some  species  are  used 
  instead  of  soap,  and  their  round  black  seeds  are  made  into 
  necklaces. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  Sapindus 
  n  :  type  genus  of  the  Sapindaceae  [syn:  {Sapindus},  {genus 
  Sapindus}] 




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