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smilax

US/ˈsmaɪ.læks/

smilax noun: any member of the Smilax genus of greenbriers; usually vines.

smilax: any member of the Smilax genus of greenbriers; usually vines
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Noun

smilax (plural smilaxes)

  1. Any member of the Smilax genus of greenbriers; usually vines.
    • The orchestra was bowered in palms on a little platform at the end of the room. The walls were hung with smilax.1930, Margaret Ayer Barnes, Years of Grace, Part II, Chapter I, page 132

smilax meaning in Tamil and Persian

smilax in Tamil

படர்செடி வகை, நன்னாரிச்செடி வகை, ஒப்பனைச் செடிவகை

smilax in Persian

plant genus Smilax
ازملک azmalak

Forms of smilax

pluralsmilaxes

Origin of smilax

From the genus name, translingual Smilax. Further from Latin smīlax f and Ancient Greek σμῖλαξ f (smîlax).

Questions about smilax

What does smilax mean?
Smilax means any member of the Smilax genus of greenbriers; usually vines.
What is smilax in Tamil?
Smilax in Tamil is படர்செடி வகை, நன்னாரிச்செடி வகை, ஒப்பனைச் செடிவகை. See Smilax meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is smilax?
Smilax is a noun.
How do you pronounce smilax?
Smilax is pronounced /ˈsmaɪ.læks/ (US).
What is the plural of smilax?
The plural of smilax is smilaxes.

Words near smilax in the dictionary

  1. smilacin
  2. smilacine
  3. smilagenin
  4. smilageninoside
  5. smilanippin
  6. smilax
  7. smilaxes
  8. smilaxin
  9. smile
  10. smile a thousand smiles
  11. smile from ear to ear

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Adapted from Wiktionary: smilax (page history and authors); smilax (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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