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A genus of perennial climbing plants, usually with a
prickly woody stem; green brier, or cat brier. The rootstocks of
certain species are the source of the medicine called sarsaparilla. -
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A widely distributed climbing shrub with hooks and tendrils. Several South American species yield sarsaparilla from their roots, and some are cultivated as ornamentals.
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