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SMILAX
smilax, Asparagus asparagoides
(noun) fragile twining plant of South Africa with bright green flattened stems and glossy foliage popular as a floral decoration
Smilax, genus Smilax
(noun) sometimes placed in Smilacaceae
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
smilax (plural smilaxes)
Any member of the Smilax genus of greenbriers.
Anagrams
• laxism
Source: Wiktionary
Smi"lax, n. Etym: [L., bindweed, Gr. (Bot.) (a) 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. (b) A delicate trailing plant (Myrsiphyllum asparagoides) much used for decoration. It is a native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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