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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Smilax

· Smi·lax · IPA /ˈsmaɪ.læks/
01 n. A genus of perennial climbing plants, usually with a prickly woody stem; green brier, or cat brier. The rootstocks of certain species are t…
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    A genus of perennial climbing plants, usually with a prickly woody stem; green brier, or cat brier. The rootstocks of certain species are the source of the medicine called sarsaparilla.(Bot.)