smilax

1. Sometimes placed in Smilacaceae (synset 112490441)
   is a type of: liliid monocot genus - genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils
   member holonym:

   • sarsaparilla - any of various prickly climbing plants of the tropical American genus Smilax having aromatic roots and heart-shaped leaves
   • briar, brier, bullbrier, catbrier, greenbrier, horse brier, horse-brier, smilax rotundifolia - a very prickly woody vine of the eastern United States growing in tangled masses having tough round stems with shiny leathery leaves and small greenish flowers followed by clusters of inedible shiny black berries
   belongs to: family liliaceae, liliaceae, lily family - includes species sometimes divided among the following families: Alliaceae; Aloeaceae; Alstroemeriaceae; Aphyllanthaceae; Asparagaceae; Asphodelaceae; Colchicaceae; Convallariaceae; Hemerocallidaceae; Hostaceae; Hyacinthaceae; Melanthiaceae; Ruscaceae; Smilacaceae; Tecophilaeacea; Xanthorrhoeaceae
   same as: genus smilax
2. Fragile twining plant of South Africa with bright green flattened stems and glossy foliage popular as a floral decoration (synset 112462057)
   is a type of: vine - a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
   belongs to: genus asparagus - 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
   same as: asparagus asparagoides

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