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Definition of Sarsaparilla

1. Noun. Any of various prickly climbing plants of the tropical American genus Smilax having aromatic roots and heart-shaped leaves.

2. Noun. Carbonated drink flavored with an extract from sarsaparilla root or with birch oil and sassafras.

Definition of Sarsaparilla

1. n. Any plant of several tropical American species of Smilax.

Definition of Sarsaparilla

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Medical Definition of Sarsaparilla

1. Any plant of several tropical American species of Smilax. 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. Origin: Sp. Zarzaparrilla; zarza a bramble (perhaps fr. Bisc. Zartzia) + parra a vine, or Parillo, a physician said to have discovered it. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sarsaparilla

sarpo sarracenia Sarracenia Sarraceniaceae Sarraceniales sarracenias Sarracenia flava Sarracenia minor Sarracenia purpurea sarrasin

sarrasins sarrazin sarrazins SARS sarsaparilla (current term) sarsaparilla (current term) sarsaparillas sarsaparilla root sarsar sarsars

sarsden sarsdens sarsen sarsenet sarsenets sarsens sarsnet sarsnets SART sartor

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