sarsaparilla: any of various prickly climbing plants of the tropical American genus Smilax having aromatic roots and heart-shaped leaves
vascular plant: green plant having a vascular system: ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms
freeze-drying: a method of drying food or blood plasma or pharmaceuticals or tissue without destroying their physical structure; material is frozen and then warmed in a vacuum so that the ice sublimes