'sarsaparilla saponin' definitions:

Definition of 'sarsaparilla saponin'

From: GCIDE
  • Parillin \Pa*ril"lin\, n. [Shortened fr. sarsaparillin.] (Chem.) A glucoside resembling saponin, found in the root of sarsaparilla, smilax, etc., and extracted as a bitter white crystalline substance; -- called also smilacin, sarsaparilla saponin, and sarsaparillin. [1913 Webster]