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sapindaceous

[ sap-in-dey-shuhs ]

adjective

  1. belonging to the Sapindaceae, the soapberry family of plants.


sapindaceous

/ ˌæɪˈɪʃə /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Sapindaceae, a tropical and subtropical family of trees, shrubs, and lianas including the soapberry, litchi, and supplejack
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of sapindaceous1

1835–45; < New Latin Sapindace ( ae ) name of the family ( Sapind ( us ) the type genus ( Latin ( ō ) soap + Indus Indian) + -aceae -aceae ) + -ous
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of sapindaceous1

C19: via New Latin from Latin ō soap + Indus Indian
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Example Sentences

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Akee, a-kē′, n. the fruit of a small African sapindaceous tree, now common in the West Indies.

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Melicocca bijuga.—This sapindaceous tree is plentiful in tropical America and the West Indies, and is known as the Genip tree.

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Paullinia sorbilis.—The seeds of this climbing sapindaceous plant furnish the famous guarana of the Amazon and its principal tributaries.

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Nephelium litchi.—This sapindaceous tree produces one of the valued indigenous fruits of China.

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Pappea capensis.—A small tree of the soapberry or sapindaceous family, a native of the Cape of Good Hope, where the fruit is known as the wild plum, from the pulp of which a vinous beverage and excellent vinegar are prepared, and an eatable, though slightly purgative, oil is extracted from the seeds.

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