[smahy-laks] 
| 1. | any plant belonging to the genus Smilax, of the lily family, growing in tropical and temperate zones, consisting mostly of vines having woody stems. |
| 2. | a delicate, twining plant, Asparagus asparagoides, of the lily family, having glossy, bright-green, egg-shaped leaves, cultivated by florists. |
| smi·lax (smī'lāks') n.
[Latin smīlax, bindweed, from Greek.] |