zào​jiá

Chinese honey locust

皂荚 皂莢 zào​jiá
Chinese honey locust
A deciduous tree with thorny branches and seed pods that contain saponins; the pods have traditionally been used as a natural detergent for washing clothes. Also called 皂角 zào​jiǎo.

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