n. 1 any climbing shrub of the genus Smilax, the roots of some species of which yield sarsaparilla. 2 a climbing kind of asparagus, Asparagus medeoloides, used decoratively by florists.
[ L f. Gk, = bindweed ]
n. 1 any climbing shrub of the genus Smilax, the roots of some species of which yield sarsaparilla. 2 a climbing kind of asparagus, Asparagus medeoloides, used decoratively by florists.
[ L f. Gk, = bindweed ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012