sarsaparilla
/ˌsɑːsəpəˈrɪlə/noun
mass noun
1
- a preparation of the dried rhizomes of various plants, especially smilax, used to flavour some drinks and medicines and formerly as a tonic菝葜制剂（用以调味, 旧时用作补药）。
1.1
- a sweet drink flavoured with this菝葜汽水。
2
- the tropical American climbing plant from which these rhizomes are generally obtained菝葜。
2.1
- Genus Smilax, family Liliaceae: several species, in particular S. regelii, which is the chief source of commercial sarsaparilla.菝葜属, 百合科：数种, 尤指雷格尔氏菝葜, 这种菝葜为商业用菝葜的主要来源。
词源
late 16th cent.: from Spanish zarzaparilla, from zarza 'bramble' + a diminutive of parra 'vine'.