Definition of smilax
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LNS
smīlax, smīlacis
smilax
σμῖλαξ
noun (f., 3rd Greek declension)
  1. Bindweed, withwind, rough smilax
  2. a maiden who was changed into this herb
  3. The yew-tree
  4. A kind of oak
Abbreviations
smīlax, acis, f., = σμῖλαξ. Bindweed, withwind, rough smilax: Smilax aspera, Linn.; Plin. 16, 35, 63, § 153; 24, 10, 49, § 82.

—Hence Smilax personified, a maiden who was changed into this herb, Ov. M. 4, 283.

— The yew-tree, Plin. 16, 10, 20, § 51.

— A kind of oak, Plin. 16, 6, 8, § 19.
 
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