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common perennial herb having aromatic roots used as a substitute for sarsaparilla; central and eastern North America

1. : a common No. American perennial herb (Aralia nudicaulis) having long-stalked basal ternate leaves with pinnately 3- to 5-foliolate divisions, greenish flowers borne usually in three simple umbels, and aromatic roots used as a substitute for sarsaparilla

2. : a catbrier (Smilax glauca)

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.

[1805-15]