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Webster 1913 Edition
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.