1. any of various prickly climbing plants of the tropical American genus Smilax having aromatic roots and heart-shaped leaves • Hypernyms: vine • Hyponyms: rough bindweed, Smilax aspera • Member Holonyms: Smilax, genus Smilax • Part Meronyms: sarsaparilla root 2. carbonated drink flavored with an extract from sarsaparilla root or with birch oil and sassafras • Hypernyms: soft drink • Substance Meronyms: sarsaparilla root
