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4 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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Smilax \Smi"lax\, n. [L., bindweed, Gr ???.] (Bot.) a A genus of perennial climbing plants, usually with a prickly woody stem; green brier, or cat brier. The rootstocks of certain species are the source of the medicine called sarsaparilla. b A delicate trailing plant ({Myrsiphyllum asparagoides}) much used for decoration. It is a native of the Cape of Good Hope. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Smilax n 1: sometimes placed in Smilacaceae [syn: {Smilax}, {genus Smilax}] 2: fragile twining plant of South Africa with bright green flattened stems and glossy foliage popular as a floral decoration [syn: {Asparagus asparagoides}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Smilax, KY Zip code(s): 41764
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