soapolallie bush

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— B.C.

a shrub, Shepherdia canadensis, the berries of which have a high saponaceous quality.

See: soapberry(def. 1),soapolallie(see note)

1937

On drier, more open ridges [are] dense thickets of small Shepherdia, or soopolallie, bushes.

1953

Another special feast food was made from the berries of the "soopolally" bush, which were dried and stored whole.

1957

One little shrub, the Indians' "soopolallie" . . . bears its gay red current-like berries now only for the birds to enjoy.