| NOUN | plant | Smilax, genus Smilax | sometimes placed in Smilacaceae |
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| plant | smilax, Asparagus asparagoides | fragile twining plant of South Africa with bright green flattened stems and glossy foliage popular as a floral decoration |
| Meaning | sometimes placed in Smilacaceae. | |
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| Synonym | genus Smilax | |
| Member of | Liliaceae, family Liliaceae, lily family | Includes species sometimes divided among the following families |
| Members | bullbrier, greenbrier, catbrier, horse brier, horse-brier, brier, briar, Smilax rotundifolia | A very prickly woody vine of the eastern United States growing in tangled masses having tough / tough round stems with shiny leathery leaves and small greenish flowers followed by clusters of inedible shiny black berries |
| sarsaparilla | Any of various prickly climbing plants of the tropical American genus Smilax having aromatic roots and heart-shaped leaves | |
| Broader | liliid monocot genus | genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils |
| Spanish | genus smilax, smilax | |
| Catalan | genus smilax, smilax | |
| Meaning | Fragile twining plant of South Africa with bright green flattened stems and glossy foliage popular as a floral decoration. | |
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| Synonym | Asparagus asparagoides | |
| Member of | genus Asparagus | large genus of Old World perennial herbs with erect or spreading or climbing stems and small scalelike leaves and inconspicuous flowers |
| Broader | vine | A plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface |
| Spanish | smilax | |
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