Smilax
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See also: smilax
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin smilax, from Ancient Greek σμῖλαξ (smîlax).
Proper noun
Smilax f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Smilacaceae – greenbriers.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Staphylinidae – certain rove beetles.
Hypernyms
- (genus of greebriers): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots – clades; Liliales – order; Smilacaceae – family
- (genus of beetles): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Holometabola – superorder; Coleoptera – order; Polyphaga – suborder; Staphyliniformia – infraorder; Staphylinoidea – superfamily; Staphylinidae – family; Staphylininae – subfamily; Staphylinini – tribe; Xanthopygina – subtribe
Hyponyms
- (genus of greebriers): Smilax aspera – type species; Smilax excelsa – selected other species
- (genus of beetles): Smilax deneinephyto, Smilax kuntzeni, Smilax lynchi, Smilax pilosa – species
Descendants
- → English: smilax
References
- greenbriers
Smilax on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Smilax (L.) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Smilax on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- rove beetles
- Staphylinini on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Smilax (Laporte) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Xanthopygina on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Smilax at the Catalogue of Life