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Definition: Smilax |
SmilaxNoun1. Sometimes placed in Smilacaceae. 2. Fragile twining plant of South Africa with bright green flattened stems and glossy foliage popular as a floral decoration. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "Smilax" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1960. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Botanical | Said to be a remedy for sterility in barren women. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonym: SmilaxSynonym: genus Smilax (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Smilax |
| English words defined with "Smilax": Brier root, Bull brier, Butcher's broom ♦ China root ♦ Parillin, Pseudo-china ♦ sarsaparilla, sarsaparilla root. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "Smilax": PISCICIDE. (references) |
| "Smilax" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Smilax" is used about 4 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 4 | 175,879 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
1. Smilax, KY |
Expressions using "Smilax": genus Smilax ♦ smilax aspera ♦ smilax China ♦ smilax glycyphylla ♦ smilax laurifolia ♦ smilax rotundifolia ♦ smilax Walteri. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
smilax | 32 |
smilax ky | 5 |
smilax officinalis | 3 |
smallii smilax | 3 |
smilax vine | 3 |
rotundifolia smilax | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "Smilax"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 菝 (smilax china). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | σμίλαξ (yew). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | saspareil. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ilaxsmay плющ (ivy). (various references) พืชไม้เลื้อย. (various references) saparma. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Nahum Chapter 1, Verse 10 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Oti ewV qemeliou autwn cerswqhsetai kai wV smilax periplekomenh brwqhsetai kai wV kalamh xhrasiaV mesth |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Quia sicut spinae se invicem conplectuntur sic convivium eorum pariter potantium consumentur quasi stipula ariditate plena |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | For as thornys biclippen hem to gydre, so the feest of hem drynkynge to gydre shal be eendid, as stoble ful of drynesse. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | For while they be folden together as thorns, and while they are drunken as drunkards, they shall be devoured as stubble fully dry. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | For while they are folded together as thorns, and while they are drunken as drunkards, they shall be devoured as stubble fully dry. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | For though they are like twisted thorns, and are overcome as with drink, they will come to destruction like stems of grass fully dry. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Nahum Chapter 1, Verse 10 |
| Albanian | Edhe sikur të ishin si ferrat e dendura edhe të dehur nga vera që kanë pirë, ata do të gllabërohen si kashta fare e thatë. |
| Cebuano | Kay sama sa tunok nga nangagapus, ug sama sa nangahubog sa ilang ilimnon, sila ut-uton sa hingpit gayud ingon sa laya nga tuod sa balili. |
| Croatian | Kao trnovita šikara i kao pijanci na pijanki, k'o suha slama bit æe potpuno smlavljeni. |
| Danish | Er de end som sammenflettet Tjørn og gennemdrukne af Vin, skal de dog fortæres som fuldført Strå. |
| Dutch | Dewijl zij in elkander gevlochten zijn als doornen, en dronken zijn, gelijk zij plegen dronken te zijn, zo worden zij volkomen verteerd, als een dorre stoppel. |
| Finnish | Sillä vaikka he olisivat yhteenkietoutuneita kuin orjantappurat ja yhtä märkiä viinistä kuin itse heidän viininsä, heidät syö tuli niinkuin kuivat oljet - kokonansa. |
| French | Car entrelacés comme des épines, Et comme ivres de leur vin, Ils seront consumés Comme la paille sèche, entièrement. |
| German | Denn wenn sie gleich sind wie die Dornen, die noch ineinanderwachsen und im besten Saft sind, so sollen sie doch verbrannt werden wie dürres Stroh. |
| Haitian Creole | Yo tankou yon gwo raje pikan. Atout yo vèt la, yo pral boule nèt tankou yon pil zèb chèch. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Engkau akan dibakar seperti jerami yang kering seperti semak berduri yang terjalin-jalin. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Bahkan, jikalau mereka itu dianyam bersama-sama seperti duri dan jikalau mereka itu mabuk dari pada kebanyakan minumnya, mereka itu akan dihabiskan juga seperti jerami yang kering. |
| Italian | poiché come un mucchio di pruni saranno consunti, come paglia secca. |
| Maori | No te mea, ahakoa rite ratou ki te tataramoa e whiwhi ana, ahakoa ki nga kopu ano na ta ratou waina, ka tino pau ratou, ano he kakau witi kua maroke. |
| Norwegian | For er de enn så sammenflettet som torner og så fulle som deres fullskap kan gjøre dem, så blir de like fullt aldeles fortært som tørr halm. |
| Portuguese | Pois ainda que eles se entrelacem como os espinhos, e se saturem de vinho como bêbados, serão inteiramente consumidos como restolho seco. |
| Rumanian | Cqci vor fi ca niwte mqnunchiuri de spini kncklciyi, wi tocmai cknd vor fi beyi de vinul lor, vor fi mistuiyi de foc, ca o miriwte de tot uscatq. |
| Russian | Й'П У МЕФЫЙЕУС НЕЦ"Х УП'ПА ЛБЛ ФЕТОПЧОЙЛ Й Х ЙЧЫЙЕУС ЛБЛ ШСОЙ"Щ, ПОЙ ПЦТБОЩ 'Х"ХФ УПЧЕТЫЕООП, ЛБЛ УХИБС УПМПНБ. |
| Spanish | Cual espinas entretejidas y cual borrachos en su embriaguez, serán consumidos como paja seca. |
| Swedish | Ty om de ock äro hopslingrade såsom törnsnår och så fulla av livskaft, som deras dryck är av must skola de likväl alla förbrännas såsom torrt strå. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "Smilax": smilaxes. (additional references) | |
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"Smilax" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: milax, Samiullah, Semilla, silex, siloxy, similac, smial. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-i-l-m-s-x" | |
-1 letter: axils, limas, mails, maxis, salmi. | |
-2 letters: ails, aims, alms, amis, axil, axis, lams, lima, mail, maxi, mils, sail, sial, sima, slam, slim. | |
-3 letters: ail, aim, ais, als, ami, ism, lam, las, lax, lis, mas, max, mil, mis, mix, sal, sax, sim, six, xis. | |
-4 letters: ai, al, am, as, ax, is, la, li, ma, mi. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-i-l-m-s-x" | |
+2 letters: climaxes, exclaims, maxillas, maximals, smilaxes. | |
+3 letters: cacomixls, disclimax, mailboxes, subclimax. | |
+4 letters: ambisexual, axoplasmic, climaxless, exclaimers, maximalist, submaximal. | |
+5 letters: ambisexuals, disclimaxes, externalism, maxillaries, maxillipeds, maximalists, peroxisomal, sexagesimal, subclimaxes, toxoplasmic. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)53 6D 69 6C 61 78 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)... -- .. .-.. .- -..- |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010011 01101101 01101001 01101100 01100001 01111000 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)S m i l a x |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0053 006D 0069 006C 0061 0078 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)537975786790 |
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