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- Latin · derived fromsapōnāceus
- English todaysaponaceous
From Latin sapōnāceus, from oblique stem of sāpō, sāpōnis + -āceus.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
saponaceous
Today it means: Resembling soap; having the qualities of soap; soapy. Full definition →
Latin sapōnāceus