Soap"ber`ry tree` (?). (Bot.) Any tree of the genus Sapindus, esp.
Sapindus saponaria, the fleshy part of whose fruit is used instead of
soap in washing linen; -- also called soap tree.
Soap"fish` (?), n. (Zoöl.) Any serranoid fish of the genus Rhypticus;
-- so called from the soapy feeling of its skin.
Soap"i*ness (?), n. Quality or state of being soapy.
Soap"root` (?), n. (Bot.) A perennial herb (Gypsophila Struthium) the
root of which is used in Spain as a substitute for soap.
Soap"stone` (?), n. See Steatite, and Talc.
Soap"suds` (?), n. pl. Suds made with soap.
Soap"wort` (?), n. (Bot.) A common plant (Saponaria officinalis) of the
Pink family; -- so called because its bruised leaves, when agitated in
water, produce a lather like that from soap. Called also Bouncing Bet.
Soap"y (?), a. [Compar. Soapier (?); superl. Soapiest.] 1. Resembling
soap; having the qualities of, or feeling like, soap; soft and smooth.