SMILAX


Meaning of SMILAX in English

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.

Etymology: L f. Gk, bindweed

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.