soapberry family meaning

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soapberry family (noun): chiefly tropical New and Old World deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs bearing leathery drupes with yellow translucent flesh; most plants produce toxic saponins.

Definition of soapberry family

  1. chiefly tropical New and Old World deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs bearing leathery drupes with yellow translucent flesh; most plants produce toxic saponins

    Synonyms: Sapindaceae, family Sapindaceae

    Type of: dicot family

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