smilax

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

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.

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