Definitions for: 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



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

See Also: genus Smilax, rough bindweed, sarsaparilla root, sarsaparilla root, Smilax, Smilax aspera, soft drink, vine

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