- native sarsaparilla
- noun
: an Australian purple-flowered twining plant (Kennedya monophylla) of the family Leguminosae having roots sometimes used as a substitute for sarsaparilla
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
native sarsaparilla
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native sarsaparilla — /neɪtɪv saspəˈrɪlə/ (say naytiv sahspuh riluh) noun → sarsaparilla (def. 2) …
sarsaparilla — /saspəˈrɪlə / (say sahspuh riluh) noun 1. any of various climbing or trailing plants of the widely distributed genus Smilax, having a root which has been much used in medicine as an alterant. 2. Also, native sarsaparilla. any of several plants,… …
sarsaparilla — /sas peuh ril euh, sahr seuh peuh , sahr speuh /, n. 1. any of various climbing or trailing tropical American plants belonging to the genus Smilax, of the lily family, having alternate leaves, umbels of flowers, and a root that has been used in… … Universalium
Sarsaparilla — Taxobox color = lightgreen divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Liliopsida ordo = Liliales familia = Smilacaceae genus = Smilax species = S. regelii binomial = Smilax regelii binomial authority = Killip Morton synonyms = Smilax ornata Hook.f.: For… … Wikipedia
wild sarsaparilla — noun common perennial herb having aromatic roots used as a substitute for sarsaparilla; central and eastern North America • Syn: ↑false sarsaparilla, ↑wild sarsparilla, ↑Aralia nudicaulis • Hypernyms: ↑subshrub, ↑suffrutex • Me … Useful english dictionary
Wild sarsaparilla — Wild Wild, a. [Compar. {Wilder}; superl. {Wildest}.] [OE. wilde, AS. wilde; akin to OFries. wilde, D. wild, OS. & OHG. wildi, G. wild, Sw. & Dan. vild, Icel. villr wild, bewildered, astray, Goth. wilpeis wild, and G. & OHG. wild game, deer; of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wild sarsaparilla — a low plant, Aralia nudicaulis, of the ginseng family, native to eastern North America, having a single, long stalked, compound leaf and a ball like cluster of greenish yellow flowers. [1805 15] * * * … Universalium
Smilax — For another plant sometimes called Smilax see Asparagus asparagoides. Smilax Mediterranean Smilax (Smilax aspera) in fruit Scientific classification … Wikipedia
Smilax glyciphylla — Sweet Sarsaparilla Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) … Wikipedia
Dennis Considen — (died 1815) was an Irish born surgeon, best known for his pioneering role in the use of Australian native plants for pharmaceutical use, especially eucalyptus oil, which he used to treat the convicts.[1] He sailed with the First Fleet as surgeon… … Wikipedia
