Smilax bona-nox

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Translingual

Smilax bona-nox in Lakeland, Florida.

Etymology

Binomial compound of Smilax f (“greenbriar”) +‎ Latin bona-nox f. The specific epithet is from Latin bona f (“good”) +‎ Latin nox f (“night”), literally “good-night”, likely as a calque of either Swedish god natt or English good night. Coined by Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist Carl Linnaeus in 1753.

Proper noun

Smilax bona-nox f

  1. A taxonomic species within the family Smilacaceae – saw greenbriar, a species of vine with spikes on both its leaves and its vine, found throughout the southern United States and northern Mexico.

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