smilax
/ˈsmʌɪlaks
/noun
1A widely distributed climbing shrub with hooks and tendrils. Several South American species yield sarsaparilla from their roots, and some are cultivated as ornamentals.
- Genus Smilax, family Liliaceae.
- A human path through the swamp is carved with a machete, although the resulting trail often seems like a feeble attempt at penetrating the hidden blackwater ponds and the massive jungles of titi, smilax, gallberry, cypress, and gum.
2A climbing asparagus, the decorative foliage of which is used by florists.
- Asparagus (or Myrsiphyllum) asparagoides, family Liliaceae.
Origin
Late 16th century: via Latin from Greek, literally 'bindweed'.
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