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Definition of soapberry in English: soapberrynounPlural soapberries ˈsəʊpbɛriˈsōpˌberē 1A tree or shrub with berries that produce a soapy froth when crushed. a North American shrub with edible berries (Shepherdia canadensis, family Elaeagnaceae). a plant with saponin-rich berries that are used as a soap substitute (genus Sapindus, family Sapindaceae). Example sentencesExamples - The closely related soapberry, sometimes also called russet buffaloberry, is S. canadensis.
- Juniper trees are common throughout the canyon as well as mesquite, cottonwood, salt cedar, willow, western soapberry and hackberry.
- Streams, although they may flow only intermittently, help support the growth of several trees, among them blue palo verde, mesquite, velvet ash, small-leaved mulberry, netleaf hackberry, and soapberry.
- The seeds of bristly sarsaparilla, currant, and soapberry lie dormant in the soil and germinate only after being burned; ecologists call the process ‘seed banking.’
- The most common forms included beech-like trees, poplars, willows, cattails, sumac, soapberry, and conifers such as pines, sequoias, and false cypress.
- 1.1 The berry of any of the soapberry plants.
Definition of soapberry in US English: soapberrynounˈsōpˌberē 1A tree or shrub with berries that produce a soapy froth when crushed. another term for buffalo berry a plant with saponin-rich berries that are used as a soap substitute (genus Sapindus, family Sapindaceae) Example sentencesExamples - Streams, although they may flow only intermittently, help support the growth of several trees, among them blue palo verde, mesquite, velvet ash, small-leaved mulberry, netleaf hackberry, and soapberry.
- The seeds of bristly sarsaparilla, currant, and soapberry lie dormant in the soil and germinate only after being burned; ecologists call the process ‘seed banking.’
- The most common forms included beech-like trees, poplars, willows, cattails, sumac, soapberry, and conifers such as pines, sequoias, and false cypress.
- The closely related soapberry, sometimes also called russet buffaloberry, is S. canadensis.
- Juniper trees are common throughout the canyon as well as mesquite, cottonwood, salt cedar, willow, western soapberry and hackberry.
- 1.1 The berry of any of the soapberry plants.
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