sapindaceous

American  

[sap-in-dey-shuhs] / ˌsæp ɪnˈdeɪ ʃəs /

adjective

1. belonging to the Sapindaceae, the soapberry family of plants.

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sapindaceous British  

/ ˌsæpɪnˈdeɪʃəs /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Sapindaceae, a tropical and subtropical family of trees, shrubs, and lianas including the soapberry, litchi, and supplejack

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Etymology

Origin of sapindaceous

1835–45; < New Latin Sapindace ( ae ) name of the family ( Sapind ( us ) the type genus ( Latin sāp ( ō ) soap + Indus Indian) + -aceae -aceae ) + -ous

Example Sentences

Melicocca bijuga.—This sapindaceous tree is plentiful in tropical America and the West Indies, and is known as the Genip tree.

From Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture by Saunders, William

Paullinia sorbilis.—The seeds of this climbing sapindaceous plant furnish the famous guarana of the Amazon and its principal tributaries.

From Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture by Saunders, William

Nephelium litchi.—This sapindaceous tree produces one of the valued indigenous fruits of China.

From Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture by Saunders, William

Akee, a-kē′, n. the fruit of a small African sapindaceous tree, now common in the West Indies.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various