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bristly sarsaparilla

American

noun

a coarse plant, Aralia hispida, of the ginseng family, of eastern North America, having a loose cluster of small, greenish flowers and black fruit.

Etymology

Origin of bristly sarsaparilla

First recorded in 1860–65

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