smilax

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

noun sometimes placed in Smilacaceae
noun fragile twining plant of South Africa with bright green flattened stems and glossy foliage popular as a floral decoration

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

Crocus and Smilax are made into flowers. — The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII, Ovid
The altar was a mass of bridal roses under an immense trellis of trailing smilax. — What Will People Say? A Novel, Rupert Hughes
The great auditorium was a bower of smilax and chrysanthemums, bewildering, amazing, superb in its verdant labyrinth. — In Our Town, William Allen White

genus Smilax

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