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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 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.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 Sapindus saponaria
      n : evergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing
          saponin which was used as soap by native Americans [syn:
          China tree, false dogwood, jaboncillo, chinaberry]