- [uncountable]
a dried substance that is used to give taste to drinks and medicines, obtained from a plant also called sarsaparilla 洋菝葜干根（用于饮料和药的调味） - [uncountable, countable]
a drink made with sarsaparilla 洋菝葜根汁饮料；沙士饮料
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Spanish zarzaparilla, from zarza ‘bramble’ + a diminutive of parra ‘vine’.