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smilax
smilax common name for a florists' plant of two separate genera ( Asparagus and Smilax ), both of the family Liliaceae ( lily family, although some botanists recognize smilax as a separate family, the Similacaceae). The greenbriers, prickly vines often weedy in North America, belong to the same genus ( Smilax ) as the plants yielding sarsaparilla. Both genera are classified in the division Magnoliophyta , class Liliopsida, order Liliales, family Liliaceae. |
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"smilax." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "smilax." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-smilax.html "smilax." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-smilax.html |
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Smilax
Smilax (family Smilacaceae) A genus of slender, often spiny, woody climbers, which are net-veined monocotyledons (Monocotyledoneae), the leaves having a pair of basal, spiralling tendrils. The flowers are held in umbels, and are dioecious. Sarsaparilla is the dried roots of several of the American species. There are about 200 species, with a tropical and temperate distribution.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "Smilax." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "Smilax." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-Smilax.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "Smilax." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-Smilax.html |
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smilax
smilax climbing shrub. XVII. — L. smīlax — Gr. smîlax bindweed.
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T. F. HOAD. "smilax." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "smilax." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-smilax.html T. F. HOAD. "smilax." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-smilax.html |
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