root beer

root beer
noun Date: 1840 a sweetened carbonated beverage flavored with extracts of roots (as sarsaparilla) and herbs

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  • root beer — UK / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms root beer : singular root beer plural root beers mainly American a sweet fizzy drink that is not alcoholic, or a glass of this drink …   English dictionary

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