smilax

See also: Smilax

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

smilax (plural smilaxes)

  1. Any member of the Smilax genus of greenbriers.

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σμῖλαξ (smîlax).

Noun

smīlax f (genitive smīlacis); third declension

  1. The greenbrier or sarsaparilla (vine of the genus Smilax)

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative smīlax smīlacēs
Genitive smīlacis smīlacum
Dative smīlacī smīlacibus
Accusative smīlacem smīlacēs
Ablative smīlace smīlacibus
Vocative smīlax smīlacēs

Descendants
  • Italian: smilace
  • Translingual: Smilax

References
  • smilax in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • smilax in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
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