1. a carbonated soft drink flavored with birch bark and sassafras
2. a tropical American plant with large roots used medicinally
3. the dried root of the sarsaparilla plant used as a flavoring or medicine

Examples

• The old-fashioned soda fountain served ice-cold sarsaparilla.
• Cowboys in Western movies often ordered sarsaparilla at the saloon.
• The herbal medicine shop sold dried sarsaparilla root.
• Sarsaparilla was once believed to cure various ailments.
• The bartender mixed a sarsaparilla float with vanilla ice cream.
• Traditional root beer gets its flavor from sarsaparilla and other herbs.