smilax
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1. fragile twining plant of South Africa with bright green flattened stems and glossy foliage popular as a floral decoration (noun.plant)
hypernym | : | vine, |
definition | : | a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface (noun.plant) |
member meronym | : | genus asparagus, |
definition | : | large genus of Old World perennial herbs with erect or spreading or climbing stems and small scalelike leaves and inconspicuous flowers; sometimes placed in family Asparagaceae (noun.plant) |
2. sometimes placed in Smilacaceae (noun.plant)
hypernym | : | liliid monocot genus, |
definition | : | genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils (noun.plant) |
member holonym | : | sarsaparilla, |
definition | : | any of various prickly climbing plants of the tropical American genus Smilax having aromatic roots and heart-shaped leaves (noun.plant) |
member meronym | : | family liliaceae, liliaceae, lily family, |
definition | : | includes species sometimes divided among the following families: Alliaceae; Aloeaceae; Alstroemeriaceae; Aphyllanthaceae; Asparagaceae; Asphodelaceae; Colchicaceae; Convallariaceae; Hemerocallidaceae; Hostaceae; Hyacinthaceae; Melanthiaceae; Ruscaceae; Smilacaceae; Tecophilaeacea; Xanthorrhoeaceae (noun.plant) |
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