wild sarsaparilla

American  

noun

1. a low plant, Aralia nudicaulis, of the ginseng family, native to eastern North America, having a single, long-stalked, compound leaf and a ball-like cluster of greenish-yellow flowers.

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Etymology

Origin of wild sarsaparilla

First recorded in 1805–15

Example Sentences

Wood violets, wild roses, false Solomon-seal, and the wild sarsaparilla are everywhere; the air is full of the scent of growing things.

From The New North by Cameron, Agnes Deans

Ferns, bellwort, wild sarsaparilla, all help to soften our footfalls, while overhead the light daily grows more subdued as the leaf-buds break and the leaves unfold.

From Some Spring Days in Iowa by Lazell, Frederick John