smilax

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US/ˈsmaɪ.læks/

noun

Any member of the Smilax genus of greenbriers; usually vines.

Similar
Asparagus asparagoides
Origintranslingual Smilax ← Latin smīlax f ← Ancient Greek σμῖλαξ f →
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Meanings

nounsmilax (plural smilaxes)

plural smilaxes

  1. Any member of the Smilax genus of greenbriers; usually vines.

    The orchestra was bowered in palms on a little platform at the end of the room. The walls were hung with smilax.

    1930, Margaret Ayer Barnes, Years of Grace, Part II, Chapter I, page 132

Synonyms & antonyms

nounfragile twining plant of South Africa with bright green flattened stems and glossy foliage popular as a floral decoration

Similar
Asparagus asparagoides
Broader
vine

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekσμῖλαξ f
  2. Latinsmīlax f
  3. translingualSmilax
  4. Englishsmilax

From the genus name, translingual Smilax. Further from Latin smīlax f and Ancient Greek σμῖλαξ f (smîlax).

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Translations

Ancient Greek σμῖλαξ
  • σμῖλαξ (smîlax)plant genus Smilax
German Smilax, Stechwinden
  • Smilaxplant genus Smilax
  • Stechwindenplant genus Smilax
Italian smilace
  • smilaceplant genus Smilax
Latin smīlax
  • smīlaxplant genus Smilax
Persian ازملک
  • ازملک (azmalak)plant genus Smilax
Polish kolcorośl
  • kolcoroślplant genus Smilax

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

laxism
Cite this entry
APA

smilax. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smilax

MLA

“smilax.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smilax. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “smilax,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smilax.

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