About The Word Sarsaparilla
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Sarsaparilla
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What's The Definition Of Sarsaparilla?
[n] carbonated drink flavored with an extract from sarsaparilla root or with birch oil and sassafras
[n] any of various prickly climbing plants of the tropical American genus Smilax having aromatic roots and heart-shaped leaves Synonyms | Synonyms for Sarsaparilla: Related Terms | Find terms related to Sarsaparilla: See Also | genus Smilax | rough bindweed | sarsaparilla root | sarsaparilla root | Smilax | Smilax aspera | soft drink | vine Sarsaparilla In Webster's Dictionary \Sar`sa*pa*ril"la\, n. [Sp. zarzaparrilla; zarza a
bramble (perhaps fr. Bisc. zartzia) + parra a vine, or
Parillo, a physician said to have discovered it.] (Bot.)
(a) Any plant of several tropical American species of
{Smilax}.
(b) The bitter mucilaginous roots of such plants, used in
medicine and in sirups for soda, etc.
Note: The name is also applied to many other plants and their
roots, especially to the {Aralia nudicaulis}, the wild
sarsaparilla of the United States.
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