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
smilax (plural smilaxes)
Any member of the Smilax genus of greenbriers.
• 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
12 June 2025
(noun) a decrease in the density of something; “a sound wave causes periodic rarefactions in its medium”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
