smilax
/ˈsmaɪlæks/noun
1
- a widely distributed climbing shrub with hooks and tendrils. Several South American species yield sarsaparilla from their roots, and some are cultivated as ornamentals.菝葜。
1.1
- Genus Smilax, family Liliaceae.菝葜属, 百合科。
2
- a climbing asparagus, the decorative foliage of which is used by florists卵叶天门冬（盆栽观赏植物）。
2.1
- Asparagus or (Myrsiphyllum) asparagoides, family Liliaceae.拉丁名Asparagus或(Myrsiphyllum) asparagoides, 百合科。
词源
late 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek, literally 'bindweed'.