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smilax definition

smi·lax (smī′laks′)

noun

  1. greenbrier
  2. a twining greenhouse vine (Asparagus asparagoides) of the lily family, with bright-green foliage

Etymology: L < Gr, bindweed

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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