smilacinan.
/smʌɪləˈsʌɪnə/ A perennial herb of the genus so called, belonging to the family Liliaceæ, native to North America or temperate parts of Asia, and bearing terminal clusters of small white flowers; also called false Solomon's seal.
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whitewort?c1400
Solomon's seal1543
dog's onion1548
white root1548
ornithogalum1562
Our Lady's cowslip1565
St John's seal1567
star of Bethlehem1573
ornithogal1578
field onion1582
Polygonatum1597
star of Bethlehem1629
Ladder to Heaven1640
Star of Naples1722
smilacina1808
seal-wort1837
lady's seal1870
peep of day1882
morning star1890
chinkerinchee1926
1808 Curtis's Bot. Mag. 29 1155 (heading) Oval-Leaved Smilacina.
1890 Harper's Mag. Apr. 709/1 The little smilacina lifts its spike of tiny, fragrant blossoms.
1970 B. Miles Bluebells & Bittersweet viii. 141/3 Though perhaps not as well known [as Solomon's seal], smilacina wants the same situation.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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