Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Sapindus"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Sapindus \Sa*pin"dus\, n. [NL., fr. L. sapo soap + Indicus
Indian.] (Bot.)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Sapindus
n : type genus of the Sapindaceae [syn: {Sapindus}, {genus
Sapindus}]
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