Sometimes placed in Smilacaceae.
Fragile twining plant of South Africa with bright green flattened stems and glossy foliage popular as a floral decoration.
1The root of this kind of Smilax is called Sarsaparilla, and the bean is good to eat.
2Now here is Smilax, who is living, in a small, neat way, on his salary from the daily press.
3I live in a small way, but I'll do my best for you, and Mrs. Smilax will be delighted.
4Don't you recognize Smilax?
5Smilax, as now used by florists, is but a very recent affair.
6The handsomest house in town was a bower of smilax and hothouse roses.
7The front was decorated with American beauty roses, in addition to the smilax.
8The seven-branched candlesticks on either side of the pulpit were entwined with smilax.
9Stuart and Eugenia paused before the tall gate of smilax and American beauties.
10A gilt chandelier was suspended in the middle, from which stretched garlands of real smilax.
11This insect is larger than P. smilax, but resembles it extremely in its upper side.
12Within a wealth of palms and smilax was used.
13A canopy of asparagus and smilax was twined over the recess where the ceremony was performed.
14The little porch was hidden from view by a screen of yellow roses and Southern smilax.
15The odor from a vine of smilax thickly covered with the small flowers is very agreeable.
16Smilax belongs to a transition class, partaking somewhat of the nature of endogen and of exogen.