smilax noun. ['smʌɪlaks] L16.
[Latin from Greek = bindweed, smilax.]
1. Any of various spiny climbing monocotyledonous plants constituting the genus Smilax (family Smilacaceae); esp. S. aspera, of the Mediterranean region, and the Central American S. ornata and S. regelii, both sources of sarsaparilla. L16.

2. A South African asparagus, Asparagus asparagoides, much used by flower arrangers. L19.

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