(n)fragile twining plant of South Africa with bright green flattened stems and glossy foliage popular as a floral decoration, Syn.Asparagus asparagoides
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n. [ L., bindweed, Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;. ] (Bot.) (a) A genus of perennial climbing plants, usually with a prickly woody stem; green brier, or cat brier. The rootstocks of certain species are the source of the medicine called sarsaparilla. (b) A delicate trailing plant (Myrsiphyllum asparagoides) much used for decoration. It is a native of the Cape of Good Hope. [ 1913 Webster ]
[さんきらい;サンキライ, sankirai ; sankirai](n) (1) (uk) Smilax glabra (species of sarsaparilla); (2) (col) (See 猿捕茨) Smilax china (species of sarsaparilla)[Add to Longdo]
[どぶくりょう, dobukuryou](n) (obsc) (See 山帰来) Smilax glabra (species of sarsaparilla, used esp. to refer to its dried rhizome, used in Chinese medicine)[Add to Longdo]