Smilax bona-nox

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.

Hypernyms

• (species): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots - clades; Liliales - order, Smilacaceae - family, Smilax - genus

See also

• Smilax bona-nox on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Smilax bona-nox on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Smilax bona-nox on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons