noun
Usage: usually capitalized I
1. : an East Indian shrub ( Hemidesmus indicus ) of the family Asclepiadaceae
2. : the root of Indian sarsaparilla used as a substitute for sarsaparilla
noun
Usage: usually capitalized I
1. : an East Indian shrub ( Hemidesmus indicus ) of the family Asclepiadaceae
2. : the root of Indian sarsaparilla used as a substitute for sarsaparilla
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012