Smilax aspera
Categories: Amazon Rainforest Medicine, Medicinal Plant, Native American Medicine, Powder, Tea, Tincture
Sarsaparilla (Wikipedia)
Sarsaparilla often refers to the sarsaparilla soft drink, made from Smilax plants.
Sarsaparilla may also refer to:
Sarsaparilla (Wiktionary)
English
Alternative forms
- sarsparilla, sasaparilla, sasparilla
Etymology
From Spanish zarzaparrilla. The first element may ultimately derive from Basque; see Spanish zarza (“blackberry bush”) for more.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌsɑːspəˈɹɪlə/
- (Northern England) IPA(key): /ˌsaspəˈɹɛlə/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌsæspəˈɹɪlə/
Noun
sarsaparilla (countable and uncountable, plural sarsaparillas
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