the dried roots of a tropical American plant, or an extract of these, used esp as a flavouring
any of several species of tropical American trailing or climbing plants of the lily family with prickly stems: genus Smilax
the dried roots of this plant, or an extract of these, used esp as a flavouring
a sweetened nonalcoholic fizzy drink flavoured with sarsaparilla
[Spanish zarzaparilla, from zarza bush + parrilla, dimin. of parra vine]