noun
sarsaparilla
sahr-spuh-RIL-uh/ˌsɑːrspəˈrɪlə/
A tropical climbing plant with flavoring roots.
The sarsaparilla climbs a support above its spreading roots.
Etymology
The Spanish components mean “bramble” and “little vine,” naming the plant whose root supplied the flavoring. The plant’s name extended to the sweet drink, originally with a suggestion of medicinal benefit.
In context
this is teddy's sarsaparilla it is caffeine free it is in a plastic bottle one although i have been doing some plastic bottle products as of late
More examples
- Dried sarsaparilla root gives the drink its distinctive flavor.
- The gardener plants sarsaparilla beside a sturdy trellis.
- Sarsaparilla roots have a long history of medicinal use.
Forms
sarsaparilla · sarsaparillas