"soapnut" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: soapnuts [plural]
Etymology: soap + nut Etymology templates: {{compound|en|soap|nut}} soap + nut Head templates: {{en-noun}} soapnut (plural soapnuts)
  1. The drupe of Sapindus plants, containing saponins, which are a natural surfactant. Categories (lifeform): Soapberry family plants Translations (the drupe of Sapindus plants): Waschnuss [feminine] (German), અરીઠાં (arīṭhā̃) (Gujarati), ಅಂಟುವಾಳ (aṇṭuvāḷa) (Kannada), സാബൂൻകായ (sābūṉkāya) (Malayalam), కుంకుడు (kuṅkuḍu) (Telugu)

Inflected forms

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