sompoi

sompoi noun: senegalia rugata (syn. Acacia concinna), a species of acacia which holds importance in several Southeast Asian traditional medicines.

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Noun

sompoi (uncountable)

Senegalia rugata (syn. Acacia concinna), a species of acacia which holds importance in several Southeast Asian traditional medicines.
- Acacia concinna, commonly known as Skikakai in Hindi or Sompoi in Thai, is a climbing shrub.2019 January, Jiratchaya Wisetkomolmat, Pongsakorn Suppakittpaisarn, Sarana Rose Sommano, “Detergent Plants of Northern Thailand: Potential Sources of Natural Saponins”, in Resources
- Acacia concinna (Soap pod), known as “Sompoi,” belongs to the family Fabaceae, and widely grows throughout Southern Asia.2022 October 10, Aunyachulee Ganogpichayagrai, Chutinan Suksaard, “Evaluation of proximate composition and biological activities of sompoi (Acacia concinna) leaves in Thailand”, in Journal of...
Synonyms:

soap acacia, shikakai

Synonyms of sompoi

Forms of sompoi

alternative form	som poi

Origin of sompoi

Borrowed from Thai ส้มป่อย (sôm-bpɔ̀i), from Thai ส้ม (sôm, “orange, sour”) + Thai ปอย (bpɔɔi, “tuft”), referring to the flowers of the plant.

Questions about sompoi

What does sompoi mean?: Sompoi means senegalia rugata (syn. Acacia concinna), a species of acacia which holds importance in several Southeast Asian traditional medicines.
What part of speech is sompoi?: Sompoi is a noun.

Words near sompoi in the dictionary

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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