Noun: Sapindaceae
- Chiefly tropical New and Old World deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs bearing leathery drupes with yellow translucent flesh; most plants produce toxic saponins
"Many species in the Sapindaceae produce fruits that can be used as natural soap";
- family Sapindaceae, soapberry family
Type of: dicot family, magnoliopsid family
Part of: order Sapindales, Sapindales
Encyclopedia: Sapindaceae