Sarsaparilla Definition

săspə-rĭlə, särs-
noun
Any of a number of tropical American, spiny, woody vines (genus Smilax) of the lily family, with large, fragrant roots and toothed, heart-shaped leaves.
Webster's New World
The dried roots of any of these plants, formerly used in medicine.
Webster's New World
An extract of these roots.
Webster's New World
A sweetened, carbonated drink flavored with or as with sarsaparilla.
Webster's New World
Any of several North American plants resembling sarsaparilla; esp., a woodland plant, wild sarsaparilla (Aralia nudicaulis), of the ginseng family.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Sarsaparilla

Noun

Singular:
sarsaparilla
Plural:
sarsaparillas

Origin of Sarsaparilla

  • Spanish zarzaparrilla zarza bramble (alteration of earlier sarza) (alteration of Old Spanish arça) (of pre-Roman Iberian origin) parrilla diminutive of parra grapevine (from the vining habit and clusters of grapelike berries of many species of Smilax )

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Spanish zarzaparrilla. The first element may ultimately derive from Basque; see zarza for more.

    From Wiktionary

Sarsaparilla Sentence Examples

  • The collection of sarsaparilla root is a very tedious business; a single root takes an Indian half a day or sometimes even a day and a half to unearth.

  • These tubers form a considerable article of trade in China, but are used to a limited extent only on the Continent, under the name of China root, although introduced into Europe about the same time as sarsaparilla.

  • Among the well-known forest products of this zone are arnotto, jalap, ipecacuanha, sarsaparilla, rubber, orchids and a great variety of gums.

  • The Jamaica sarsaparilla of trade is collected on the Cordilleras of Chiriqui, in Panama, where the plant yielding it grows at an elevation of 4000 to 8000 ft.

  • Lima sarsaparilla resembles the Jamaica kind, but, the roots are of a paler brown colour.

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