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Definition of Smilax
1. Noun. Sometimes placed in Smilacaceae.
Generic synonyms: Liliid Monocot Genus
Group relationships: Family Liliaceae, Liliaceae, Lily Family
Member holonyms: Sarsaparilla, Briar, Brier, Bullbrier, Catbrier, Greenbrier, Horse Brier, Horse-brier, Smilax Rotundifolia
2. Noun. Fragile twining plant of South Africa with bright green flattened stems and glossy foliage popular as a floral decoration.
Definition of Smilax
1. n. 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.
Definition of Smilax
1. Noun. Any member of the ''Smilax'' genus of greenbriers. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Smilax
1. a twining plant [n -ES]
Medical Definition of Smilax
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Smilax
Literary usage of Smilax
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Gardeners Dictionaryby Philip Miller by Philip Miller (1754)
"Smooth American Вика- weed, with a very broad Leaf, hiv- ing round Ears at the Rafe.
16. smilax Americana /*w, tamni folio, ..."
2. Curtis's Botanical Magazine, Or, Flower-garden Displayed by John Sims (1817)
"Sem. 2. Specific Character and Synonyms. smilax herbácea ; caule inermi ...
smilax herbácea ; caule herbáceo, erecto, simplici ; foliis longe ..."
3. Arboretum Et Fruticetum Britannicum: Or, The Trees and Shrubs of Britain by John Claudius Loudon (1854)
"China L. L China - - 2513 The Chinese smilax. China radix Bauh., ftc. ... Kindt of
smilax which are either not introduced) or of which we have not seen the ..."
4. Practical Floriculture: A Guide to the Successful Cultivation of Florists by Peter Henderson (1911)
"In the vicinity of all our large cities greenhouses are devoted exclusively to
the cultivation of smilax—the roots being planted in boxes, or in beds upon ..."
5. Practical Floriculture: A Guide to the Successful Cultivation of Florists by Peter Henderson (1906)
"PLANTS USED FOR FOLIAGE—smilax, ASPARAGUS, FERNS, ETC. In the formation of cut
flowers into bouquets, etc., the leaves form an indispensable part. ..."
6. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord Britton, Addison Brown (1913)
"smilax FAMILY. 1799* White Mostly vines, with woody or herbaceous, ... smilax L.
Sp. PI. 1028. 1753. means of the spirally coiling appendages of the petiole ..."
7. Pharmaceutical Journal by Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (1851)
"... together with the yellow and black fruits of smilax áspera, are sold for
sarsaparilla, and are said to excel the genuine sarsaparilla in efficacy. ..."
8. The Window Gardener by Edward Sprague Rand (1874)
"smilax: History.— Soil. —Culture. GELSEMIUM: Culture. STEVIA: Soil. — Culture.
... THE smilax. HE plant commonly called smilax is not a true smilax ..."
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