genus smilax

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   sometimes placed in Smilacaceae

   SynonymsSmilax

   Broaderliliid monocot genus

   Part ofLiliaceae

Questions about genus smilax

What does genus smilax mean?

genus smilax means "sometimes placed in Smilacaceae".

What is another word for genus smilax?

Close synonyms include Smilax. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus smilax a common word?

genus smilax is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.