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Sarsaparilla
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Meaning
Noun
●
Any of various
tropical
(Central and South) American
vines
of the
genus
Smilax, such as Smilax aspera, which have
fragrant
roots.
●
The
dried
roots
of these
plants
, or a
flavoring
material
extracted
from these
roots
.
●
In Beverages:
A
beverage
(
soft drink
)
flavored
with this
root
, such as
root
beer.
●
In Apiales order plants & Liliales order plants:
Any of several North American
plants
, of the
genus
Aralia, having
umbels
and
small white
flowers.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
sarsaparilla
English
zarzaparrilla
Spanish
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Sarsparilla
Sasaparilla
Sasparilla
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