Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to the order Sapindaceæ; of the nature of Sapindaceæ.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Bot.) Of or pertaining to an order of trees and shrubs (Sapindaceæ), including the (typical) genus Sapindus, the maples, the margosa, and about seventy other genera.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective botany Of or pertaining to the
Sapindaceae , anorder oftrees andshrubs .
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Examples
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-- 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.
Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture William Saunders 1861
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-- This sapindaceous tree is plentiful in tropical
Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture William Saunders 1861
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-- The seeds of this climbing sapindaceous plant furnish the famous guarana of the Amazon and its principal tributaries.
Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture William Saunders 1861
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-- This sapindaceous tree produces one of the valued indigenous fruits of China.
Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture William Saunders 1861
hernesheir commented on the word sapindaceous
Of or pertaining to the plant family Sapindaceae, which includes the familiar maple trees; but also the tropical fruits lychee, rambutan, and longan.
October 30, 2009
bilby commented on the word sapindaceous
Mmmm, rambutans are in season now.
October 30, 2009