Lewis & Short

† smīlax, ăcis, f., = σμῖλαξ.

  1. 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.
  2. II. The yew-tree, Plin. 16, 10, 20, § 51.
  3. III. A kind of oak, Plin. 16, 6, 8, § 19.