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SARSAPARILLA ROOT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Dried root of any of various plants of the genus Smilax used as a flavoring agent
Classified under:
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)
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