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noun sometimes placed in Smilacaceae
noun fragile twining plant of South Africa with bright green flattened stems and glossy foliage popular as a floral decoration
originFrom the genus name, translingual Smilax. Further from Latin smīlax f and Ancient Greek σμῖλαξ f (smîlax).
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