sarsaparilla n Usu |ˌsæsp(ə)ˈrɪlə, ˌsɑrspəˈrɪlə|; also (perh infl by sassafras) |ˌsæsfəˈrɪlə| Pronc-spp sasparilla, sasparilly, sassafrilla, sass(a)parilla, sassyperiller; for addit pronc and sp varr see quots below
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6 also sarsaparilla vine: = pepper vine n (here: Nekemias arborea). Cf cowitch n 2c
1939 Tharp Vegetation TX 61, Cow-itch; sarsaparilla (Ampelopsis). 1939 U.S. Dept. Ag. Circular 554.36, Texas: . . Sarsaparilla vine (Brunnichia cirrhosa Banks and Ampelopsis arborea (L.) Rusby).
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