sarsaparilla

Other forms: sarsaparillas

Definitions of sarsaparilla

1. noun

   any of various prickly climbing plants of the tropical American genus Smilax having aromatic roots and heart-shaped leaves
   types:

   Smilax aspera, rough bindweed

   creeping or climbing evergreen having spiny zigzag stems with shiny leaves and racemes of pale-green flowers; Canary Islands to southern Europe and Ethiopia and India

   type of:

   vine

   a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
2. noun

   carbonated drink flavored with an extract from sarsaparilla root or with birch oil and sassafras
   type of:

   soft drink

   nonalcoholic beverage (usually carbonated)