A plant of the order Smilaceae; = sarsaparilla, n.
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| 释义 | the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular medicinal plants or parts > non-British medicinal plants > [noun] > sarsaparilla and other medicinal smilax plants (12) arbor vine1562 A plant of the order Smilaceae; = sarsaparilla, n. sarsaparilla1577 A plant belonging to any of the species of the order Smilaceæ, indigenous to tropical America from Mexico to Peru; esp. Smilax officinalis the… smilax1601 A large genus of liliaceous plants typical of the order Smilaceæ, or a species of this genus, the tuberous rootstocks of which constitute the… Carolina China-root1673 American China n. or Bastard China the root of Smilax pseudo-China of W. Indies and Carolina, still employed in America as an alterative medicine. Car… Botany Bay tea1728 With defining words, applied to various plants whose leaves, flowers, etc. are used in the same way as tea, either for beverages, or medicinally… sweet tea1728 With defining words, applied to various plants whose leaves, flowers, etc. are used in the same way as tea, either for beverages, or medicinally… German sarsaparilla1821 the rhizomes or roots of Carex arenaria and certain other sedges, used as a substitute for sarsaparilla in herbal remedies; (also) the plant Carex are… rabbit root1834 wild sarsaparilla, Aralia nudicaulis, the root of which was used medicinally by North American Indians; the root of this plant. Subcategories:— plant substituted for (1) — root of (3) |
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