NOUN | plant | Smilax aspera, rough bindweed | creeping or climbing evergreen having spiny zigzag stems with shiny leaves and racemes of pale-green flowers |
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Meaning | Creeping or climbing evergreen having spiny zigzag stems with shiny leaves and racemes of pale-green flowers; Canary Islands to southern Europe and Ethiopia and India. | |
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Synonym | rough bindweed | |
Broader | sarsaparilla | Any of various prickly climbing plants of the tropical American genus Smilax having aromatic roots and heart-shaped leaves |
Catalan | Smilax aspera |
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