Smilax

n.

1.

(Bot.) A genus of perennial climbing plants, usually with a prickly woody stem; green brier, or cat brier. The rootstocks of certain species are the source of the medicine called sarsaparilla.

Noun	1.	Smilax - sometimes placed in Smilacaceae Synonyms: genus Smilax
	2.	smilax - fragile twining plant of South Africa with bright green flattened stems and glossy foliage popular as a floral decoration Synonyms: Asparagus asparagoides

briar, brier, bullbrier, catbrier, family Liliaceae, genus Smilax, greenbrier, horse brier, horse-brier, Liliaceae, liliid monocot genus, lily family, sarsaparilla, Smilax rotundifolia