soap tree
Any of various trees whose leaves or fruit can be used as a substitute for soap.
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Any of various trees whose leaves or fruit can be used as a substitute for soap.
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(AU) A tree, , whose leaves are used as soap.
“Dyana Hesson, Sedona Windsock (Soap Tree Yucca, Sedona Airport) (oil on canvas, 2024)”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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