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smilax::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | asparagus asparagoides |
| Type of | vine |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | genus smilax |
| Type of | liliid monocot genus |
Examples of smilax
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Unlike most other vines in the smilax family, Jackson vine is nearly thornless.
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The distinctive spade-shaped leaves distinguish smilax from other vines growing in the same terrain.
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When I opened your picture my first impression revolved around one of the native catbriers or smilax species.
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The Christmas smilax was sought especially because its greenery would last through much of the holiday celebration.
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Most smilax are famous for their vicious thorns, spread along thick, long bright green vines that emerge from deep in the earth and climb to dizzying heights.
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- Sometimes placed in Smilacaceae
- Fragile twining plant of South Africa with bright green flattened stems and glossy foliage popular as a floral decoration
- Smilax is a genus of about 300-350 species, found in temperate zones, tropics and subtropics worldwide. In China for example about 80 are found (39 of which are endemic), while there are 20 in North America north of Mexico . ...
- Sp.: China (C); Chinese root (CR/ROC); Raiz de Chino (CR/ROC) . Said to be a remedy for sterility in barren women.
- And her beloved Crocus are remembered for having turned into flowers [Ov.Met.4.283; Ov.Fast.5.227].
- A greenhouse climbing plant that is admired for its foliage rather than its bloom. A mixture of peat and loam or leaf-mould and sandy loam suits it. Train the shoots up string, and freely water the plant in summer; during the autumn and winter it does not need much moisture. ...
- Is the common name and name of the genus which includes 300 hundred different species of flowering plants in the Family Smilacaceae. Some species are used medicinally, such as China root (S. china) which is commonly used in traditional Chinese herbal medicines.
