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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