SAPONACEOUS

An Illustrated Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary · 1894 · p. 19

adj. Saap-oan-a's hu . Lat., sap on ace us (from sapo. soap). Fr., saponace. Ger.. snifenartig. 1. Soapy. 2. Belonging to the Saponacece. which are an order of plants corresponding to the tribe Sapindece. [a, 35.] [s. 439]