"saponaceous" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more saponaceous [comparative], most saponaceous [superlative]
Rhymes: -eɪʃəs Etymology: Latin sāpō (“soap”) + -aceous. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|sāpō||soap}} Latin sāpō (“soap”), {{suffix|en||aceous}} + -aceous Head templates: {{en-adj}} saponaceous (comparative more saponaceous, superlative most saponaceous)
  1. Resembling soap; having the qualities of soap; soapy.
    Sense id: en-saponaceous-en-adj-TnXAhv~J Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -aceous Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -aceous: 100 0
  2. (figurative) Slippery; evasive. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-saponaceous-en-adj-kx3CmJFc
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: nonsaponaceous, saponaceous body, saponaceousness, saponacity

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