sarsaparilla root

1. 1.

   dried root of any of various plants of the genus Smilax used as a flavoring agent

   Broaderroot

   Part ofsarsaparilla

Questions about sarsaparilla root

What does sarsaparilla root mean?

sarsaparilla root means "dried root of any of various plants of the genus Smilax used as a flavoring agent".

Is sarsaparilla root a common word?

sarsaparilla root is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.