smilax

N พืช ไม้เลื้อย  phud-mai-luai

SMILAX

Smi "lax, n. Etym: [L., bindweed, Gr. (Bot. )(a ) 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. (b ) A delicate trailing plant (Myrsiphyllum asparagoides ) much used for decoration. It is a native of the Cape of Good Hope.

smilax

smi lax |ˈsmīlaks ˈsmaɪlæks | ▶noun 1 a widely distributed climbing shrub with hooks and tendrils. Several South American species yield sarsaparilla from their roots, and some are cultivated as ornamentals. [Genus Smilax, family Liliaceae. ] 2 a climbing asparagus, the decorative foliage of which is used by florists. [Asparagus (or Myrsiphyllum ) asparagoides, family Liliaceae. ] ORIGIN late 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek.

smilax

smilax |ˈsmʌɪlaks | ▶noun 1 a widely distributed climbing shrub with hooks and tendrils. Several South American species yield sarsaparilla from their roots, and some are cultivated as ornamentals. ●Genus Smilax, family Liliaceae. 2 a climbing asparagus, the decorative foliage of which is used by florists. ●Asparagus (or Myrsiphyllum ) asparagoides, family Liliaceae. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek, literally ‘bindweed ’.