» smilax

Noun (2 meanings)

1. sometimes placed in Smilacaceae.

Smilax, genus Smilax

smilax is a type of:
  • liliid monocot genus (noun) - genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils
smilax is a member of:
members of smilax:
  • bullbrier, greenbrier, catbrier, horse brier, horse-brier, brier, briar, Smilax rotundifolia (noun) - a very prickly woody vine of the eastern United States growing in tangled masses having tough round stems with shiny leathery leaves and small greenish flowers followed by clusters of inedible shiny black berries
  • sarsaparilla (noun) - any of various prickly climbing plants of the tropical American genus Smilax having aromatic roots and heart-shaped leaves

2. fragile twining plant of South Africa with bright green flattened stems and glossy foliage popular as a floral decoration.

smilax, Asparagus asparagoides

smilax is a type of:
  • vine (noun) - a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
smilax is a member of:
  • genus Asparagus (noun) - large genus of Old World perennial herbs with erect or spreading or climbing stems and small scalelike leaves and inconspicuous flowers