saponaceous
English edit
Etymology edit
Latin sāpō (“soap”) + -aceous.
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -eɪʃəs
Adjective edit
saponaceous (comparative more saponaceous, superlative most saponaceous)
- Resembling soap; having the qualities of soap; soapy.
- (figurative) Slippery; evasive. (Can we add an example for this sense?)