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Attila (oh) and sarsaparilla (iou)


Attila (oh)



also Attila the Hun
(?406-453 AD) a king of the Huns (=an ancient people from Asia) who attacked and took control of large parts of the Roman Empire . He is famous for being violent and cruel.

sarsaparilla (iou)



sarsaparilla noun. L16.
[Spanish zarzaparilla, from zarza bramble + dim. of Spanish parra vine, twining plant.]
Any of several tropical American kinds of smilax used medicinally, esp. Smilax ornata (in full Jamaica sarsaparilla) and S. regelii (in full Honduras sarsaparilla); the dried root of such a plant, used to treat rheumatism, skin complaints, and formerly also syphilis. Also, a carbonated drink flavoured with this root. L16.
Any of several plants of Other genera which resemble sarsaparilla or have a root used similarly. Chiefly with specifying word. M19.
Indian sarsaparilla an Indo-Malayan asclepiad, Hemidesmus indicus. wild sarsaparilla a N. American plant, Aralia nudicaulis (family Araliaceae).