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Smilax
Smi′lax
,Noun.
[L., bindweed, Gr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK].]
(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. Definition 2024
Smilax
Smilax
See also: smilax
Translingual
Proper noun
Smilax f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Smilacaceae – the greenbriers.
See also
- See Wikipedia for species
smilax
smilax
See also: Smilax
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek σμῖλαξ (smîlax).
Noun
smīlax f (genitive smīlacis); third declension
- The greenbrier or sarsaparilla (vine of the genus Smilax)
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | smīlax | smīlacēs |
| genitive | smīlacis | smīlacum |
| dative | smīlacī | smīlacibus |
| accusative | smīlacem | smīlacēs |
| ablative | smīlace | smīlacibus |
| vocative | smīlax | smīlacēs |
Descendants
- Italian: smilace
- Translingual: Smilax
References
- smilax in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- smilax in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers