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smilacaceous

/ ˌsmaɪləˈkeɪʃəs /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Smilacaceae, a temperate and tropical family of monocotyledonous flowering plants, most of which are climbing shrubs with prickly stems: includes smilax


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Origin of smilacaceous1

C19: via New Latin from Latin smilax

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