サンキライ

noun

Smilax glabra; smooth sarsaparilla

Refers to the plant species Smilax glabra, a type of sarsaparilla. In Japanese, the name サンキライ is used for this species.

• サンキライは漢かん方ぽう薬やくの原げん料りょうとして知しられている。

  Smilax glabra is known as an ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine.

noun

Smilax china; China root

Colloquially, サンキライ can also refer to Smilax china, which is more precisely called 猿捕茨 (さるとりいばら). This usage is less precise but common in everyday contexts.

See also: サルトリイバラ

• 庭にわにサンキライが生はえてきた。

  Some Smilax china has started growing in the garden.