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Smilax

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Noun

1. genus smilax, smilax

sometimes placed in Smilacaceae

2. asparagus asparagoides, smilax

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Smilax

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noun
1. 
any typically climbing shrub of the smilacaceous genus Smilax, of warm and tropical regions, having slightly lobed leaves, small greenish or yellow flowers, and berry-like fruits: includes the sarsaparilla plant and greenbrier
2. 
a fragile, much branched liliaceous vine, Asparagus asparagoides, of southern Africa: cultivated by florists for its glossy bright green foliage

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Smilax

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

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Smilax

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n.
1. See catbrier.
2. A climbing asparagus (Asparagus asparagoides) native to southern Africa, that has glossy foliage sometimes used in floral arrangements and that grows as a weed especially in Australia and New Zealand.

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