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Quillaja SaponariaQuillaia bark Quil*la"ia bark` (Bot.)
The bark of a rosaceous tree (Quillaja Saponaria), native
of Chili. The bark is finely laminated, and very heavy with
alkaline substances, and is used commonly by the Chilians
instead of soap. Also called soap bark. Sapindus saponariaSoapberry tree Soap"ber`ry tree` (Bot.)
Any tree of the genus Sapindus, esp. Sapindus saponaria,
the fleshy part of whose fruit is used instead of soap in
washing linen; -- also called soap tree. SaponaceousSaponaceous Sap`o*na"ceous, a. [L. sapo, -onis, soap, of
Teutonic origin, and akin to E. soap. See Soap.]
Resembling soap; having the qualities of soap; soapy.
Note: Saponaceous bodies are compounds of an acid and a base,
and are in reality a kind of salt. Saponacity
Saponacity Sap`o*nac"i*ty, n.
The quality or state of being saponaceous.
SaponariaSaponin Sap"o*nin, n. [L. sapo, -onis soap: cf. F. saponine.]
(Chem.)
A poisonous glucoside found in many plants, as in the root of
soapwort (Saponaria), in the bark of soap bark
(Quillaia), etc. It is extracted as a white amorphous
powder, which occasions a soapy lather in solution, and
produces a local an[ae]sthesia. Formerly called also
struthiin, quillaiin, senegin, polygalic acid, etc.
By extension, any one of a group of related bodies of which
saponin proper is the type. Saponaria officinalisSoapwort Soap"wort`, n. (Bot.)
A common plant (Saponaria officinalis) of the Pink family;
-- so called because its bruised leaves, when agitated in
water, produce a lather like that from soap. Called also
Bouncing Bet. Saponary
Saponary Sap"o*na*ry, a.
Saponaceous. --Boyle.
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