sar·sa·pa·ril·la /ˌsæspəˈrɪlə, ˌsɑrs, ˈrɛ; ˌsæsə, ˌsɑrsə-/
熱帶美洲產植物
sar·sa·pa·ril·la /ˌsæs(ə)pəˈrɪlə, ˌsɑrs, ˈrɛl-/ 名詞
洋菝契
Sar·sa·pa·ril·la n. 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.
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.
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sarsaparilla
n 1: any of various prickly climbing plants of the tropical
American genus Smilax having aromatic roots and
heart-shaped leaves
2: carbonated drink flavored with an extract from sarsaparilla
root or with birch oil and sassafras