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Any of various prickly climbing plants of the tropical American genus Smilax having aromatic roots and heart-shaped leaves.

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  • It is too the real black Jamaica sarsaparilla, that is so much valued in the European and American markets.
  • A kind of sarsaparilla, or a plant which is believed by the
  • The duty received on sarsaparilla in 1842 was £1,536.
  • A course of sarsaparilla is also in most cases advantageous.
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