smilaxes

The flowers are for the most part conspicuous, and in plan like that of the adder's-tongue; but some, like the rushes (Fig.  83, _E_), have small, inconspicuous flowers; and others, like the yams and smilaxes, have flowers of two kinds, male and female.

Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses Douglas Houghton Campbell