Smilax
Pronunciation : Smi"lax
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [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 (Myrsiphy
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913