wild sarsaparilla

wild sarsaparilla
a low plant, Aralia nudicaulis, of the ginseng family, native to eastern North America, having a single, long-stalked, compound leaf and a ball-like cluster of greenish-yellow flowers.
[1805-15]

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  • wild sarsaparilla — noun common perennial herb having aromatic roots used as a substitute for sarsaparilla; central and eastern North America • Syn: ↑false sarsaparilla, ↑wild sarsparilla, ↑Aralia nudicaulis • Hypernyms: ↑subshrub, ↑suffrutex • Me …   Useful english dictionary

  • wild sarsaparilla — noun Date: 1814 a common North American perennial herb (Aralia nudicaulis) of the ginseng family with long stalked basal compound leaves, umbels of greenish flowers, and an aromatic root used as a substitute of true sarsaparilla …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • Wild — Wild, a. [Compar. {Wilder}; superl. {Wildest}.] [OE. wilde, AS. wilde; akin to OFries. wilde, D. wild, OS. & OHG. wildi, G. wild, Sw. & Dan. vild, Icel. villr wild, bewildered, astray, Goth. wilpeis wild, and G. & OHG. wild game, deer; of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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