smīlax, ăcis, f., = σμῖλαξ.
I 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.—
II The yew-tree , Plin. 16, 10, 20, § 51. —
III A kind of oak , Plin. 16, 6, 8, § 19.