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Smilax bona-nox
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Translingual
thumb|Smilax bona-nox in en Lakeland, en Florida.
Etymology
Binomial compound of mul Smilax f en greenbriar bona-nox f la. The specific epithet is from mul bona la f good nox la f night good-night, likely as a calque of either sv god natt or en good night. mul Q1043 1753.
Proper noun
f 1 Smilax genus bona-nox la
species 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
Hypernyms
species Liliales order order, Smilacaceae family family, Smilax genus genus
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