Main Entry: soap·ber·ry

Pronunciation: \-ˌber-ē\

Function: noun

Date: 1693

: any of a genus (Sapindus of the family Sapindaceae, the soapberry family) of chiefly tropical woody plants; also : the fruit of a soapberry and especially of a tree (S. saponaria) that is saponin-rich and used as a soap substitute