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Definition of Sapindus
1. Noun. Type genus of the Sapindaceae.
Generic synonyms: Dicot Genus, Magnoliopsid Genus
Group relationships: Family Sapindaceae, Sapindaceae, Soapberry Family
Member holonyms: Soapberry, Soapberry Tree, Sapindus Drumondii, Sapindus Marginatus, Wild China Tree, China Tree, Chinaberry, False Dogwood, Jaboncillo, Sapindus Saponaria
Definition of Sapindus
1. n. 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.
Medical Definition of Sapindus
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Sapindus
Literary usage of Sapindus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Annual Report of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the by Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.), United States General Land Office, United States Dept. of the Interior (1876)
"sapindus DENTONI, sp. nov. ... thick, straight to the borders, where they abruptly
curve, and which they closely follow. Species allied to sapindus ..."
2. The Territory of Florida, Or, Sketches of the Topography, Civil and Natural by John Lee Williams (1837)
"sapindus saponaria, do. near the sea coast. Winter Plumb. Prunus hiemalis, do.
back from the coast Gordonia. G. lasianthus, do. Shrubs. Buttonwood. ..."
3. Observations of a Naturalist in the Pacific Between 1896 and 1899 by Henry Brougham Guppy (1906)
"sapindus.—Phyllanthus.—Pritchardia.—Summary. WE pass now from the consideration
of the mountain-flora of Hawaii and its scanty representation in the Fijian ..."
4. The Indigenous Trees of the Hawaiian Islands by Joseph Francis Charles Rock (1913)
"After examining the material and comparing it with specimens of the introduced
sapindus saponaria L., growing about town, the writer came to the conclusion ..."
5. The Indigenous Trees of the Hawaiian Islands by Joseph Francis Charles Rock (1913)
"S. Saponaria L. is the second species of the genus sapindus found in these islands.
It is called A'e on Manna Loa, while on Hualalai it is known as Ma- nele ..."
6. Annual Report of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the by Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.), United States General Land Office, United States Dept. of the Interior (1876)
"sapindus DENTONI, sp. nov. ... thick, straight to the borders, where they abruptly
curve, and which they closely follow. Species allied to sapindus ..."
7. The Territory of Florida, Or, Sketches of the Topography, Civil and Natural by John Lee Williams (1837)
"sapindus saponaria, do. near the sea coast. Winter Plumb. Prunus hiemalis, do.
back from the coast Gordonia. G. lasianthus, do. Shrubs. Buttonwood. ..."
8. Observations of a Naturalist in the Pacific Between 1896 and 1899 by Henry Brougham Guppy (1906)
"sapindus.—Phyllanthus.—Pritchardia.—Summary. WE pass now from the consideration
of the mountain-flora of Hawaii and its scanty representation in the Fijian ..."
9. The Indigenous Trees of the Hawaiian Islands by Joseph Francis Charles Rock (1913)
"After examining the material and comparing it with specimens of the introduced
sapindus saponaria L., growing about town, the writer came to the conclusion ..."
10. The Indigenous Trees of the Hawaiian Islands by Joseph Francis Charles Rock (1913)
"S. Saponaria L. is the second species of the genus sapindus found in these islands.
It is called A'e on Manna Loa, while on Hualalai it is known as Ma- nele ..."
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