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.

]]>https://definedictionarymeaning.com/topic/57505/smilaxRSS for NodeMon, 29 Jun 2026 20:38:20 GMTTue, 02 May 2017 05:43:20 GMT60A widely distributed climbing shrub with hooks and tendrils. Several South American species yield sarsaparilla from their roots, and some are cultivated as ornamentals.

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