Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
soapberry . - noun The fruit of an East Indian climbing shrub. Acacia concinna; also, the plant itself.
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- noun The
drupe ofSapindus plants, containingsaponins , which are a naturalsurfactant .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Their soapnut page lists these uses for soap nuts: laundry detergent, house cleaner, hair shampoo, pet shampoo, dish detergent.
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We got talking at a stall selling reetha (soapnut) powder.
unknown title 2009
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She'd been washing her hair with soapnut for the last two years, said she, and hadn't yet felt the need to use any other shampoo.
unknown title 2009
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Apparently, soapnut trees are very common in Jharkhand and Chattisgarh.
unknown title 2009
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Common names: soapberry and soapnut, both names referring to the use of the crushed seeds to make soap.
Find Me A Cure 2008
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"We used natural products like soapnut, garlic, tobacco, turmeric and asafoetida to repel pests and help increase farm produce.
Analysis 2010
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"We used natural products like soapnut, garlic, tobacco, turmeric and asafoetida to repel pests and help increase farm produce.
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Then one of the two men began laughing: "A folk healer once suggested that I should smoke the dried rind of soapnut to rid myself of the tobacco habit.
unknown title 2009
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