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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A Chilean evergreen tree (Quillaja saponaria) of the rose family, having bark used as soap and as a source of saponin.
  • noun The bark of this tree.

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  • noun The bark of the evergreen tree, Quillaja saponaria, which when pulverised forms a lather with water.

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soap +‎ bark

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