'Sarsaparilla' definitions:
Definition of 'sarsaparilla'
(from WordNet)
noun
Any of various prickly climbing plants of the tropical American genus Smilax having aromatic roots and heart- shaped leaves
noun
Carbonated drink flavored with an extract from sarsaparilla root or with birch oil and sassafras
Definition of 'Sarsaparilla'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]