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Webster 1913 Edition
Sarsaparilla
Sarˊsa-pa-ril′la
,Noun.
[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.
☞ The name is also applied to many other plants and their roots, especially to the
Aralia nudicaulis
, the wild sarsaparilla of the United States. Definition 2024
sarsaparilla
sarsaparilla
English
Mexican sarsaparilla, Smilax aristolochiifolia.
Alternative forms
Noun
sarsaparilla (plural sarsaparillas)
- Any of various tropical (Central and South) American vines of the genus Smilax, such as Smilax regelii, which have fragrant roots.
- The dried roots of these plants, or a flavoring material extracted from these roots.
- A beverage (soft drink) flavored with this root, such as root beer.
- Any of several North American plants, of the genus Aralia, having umbels and small white flowers.
Translations
vine of the genus Smilax
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