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sarsaparilla |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sarsaparilla \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: sarsaparilla n 1: any of various prickly climbing plants of the tropical American genus Smilax having aromatic roots and heart-shaped leaves 2: carbonated drink flavored with an extract from sarsaparilla root or with birch oil and sassafras
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