SARSAPARILLA ROOT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sarsaparilla root mean? 

• SARSAPARILLA ROOT (noun)
  The noun SARSAPARILLA ROOT has 1 sense:

1. dried root of any of various plants of the genus Smilax used as a flavoring agent

  Familiarity information: SARSAPARILLA ROOT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SARSAPARILLA ROOT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Dried root of any of various plants of the genus Smilax used as a flavoring agent

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("sarsaparilla root" is a kind of...):

root ((botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground)

Holonyms ("sarsaparilla root" is a part of...):

sarsaparilla (any of various prickly climbing plants of the tropical American genus Smilax having aromatic roots and heart-shaped leaves)

Holonyms ("sarsaparilla root" is a substance of...):

sarsaparilla (carbonated drink flavored with an extract from sarsaparilla root or with birch oil and sassafras)