Smilax

Definition of Smilax

Smi´lax
n.1.(Bot.) 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.

Related Words

briar, brier, bullbrier, catbrier, family Liliaceae, genus Smilax, greenbrier, horse brier, horse-brier, Liliaceae, liliid monocot genus, lily family, sarsaparilla, Smilax rotundifolia
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