- sarsaparillas
- n. variety of tropical American plant from the genus Smilax; root of the sarsaparilla plant (used to treat psoriasis); beverage made from the root of the sarsaparilla plant
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
sarsaparillas
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sarsaparilla — The dried root of Smilax aristolochiaefolia (Mexican s.), S. regelii (Honduras s.), S. febrifuga (Ecuadorian s.), or of undetermined species of Smilax (family Liliaceae), a thorny vine widely distributed throughout the tropical and semitropical… … Medical dictionary
sarsaparilla — /sas peuh ril euh, sahr seuh peuh , sahr speuh /, n. 1. any of various climbing or trailing tropical American plants belonging to the genus Smilax, of the lily family, having alternate leaves, umbels of flowers, and a root that has been used in… … Universalium
Smilax — Smi·lax smī .laks n a large widely distributed genus of plants of the lily family (Liliaceae) which includes the sarsaparillas * * * Smi·lax (smiґlaks) [L., Gr. “bindweedâ€] a genus of climbing plants of the family Liliaceae. Several species… … Medical dictionary
