SAPINDUS
\sˈapɪndəs], \sˈapɪndəs], \s_ˈa_p_ɪ_n_d_ə_s]\
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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.
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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.
By Noah Webster.
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Ord. Sapindaceae. The name of the plant that affords the Soap Nuts, Saponariae Nuclae, Baccae Bermudenses. Soap-berries. A spherical fruit about the size of a cherry, the cortical part of which is yellow, glossy, and so transparent as to show the spherical black nut that rattles within, and includes a white kernel. The cortical part of this fruit, which has similar effects with soap in washing, has been recommended in chlorosis, and as a stomachic and deobstruent.
By Robley Dunglison
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tinctura quininae ammoniata
- A preparation made by dissolving quinin sulphate in alcohol [Br. Ph.].