smilax pseudo-china

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Pseudo-china \Pseu`do-chi"na\, n. [Pseudo- + china.] (Bot.)
   The false china root, a plant of the genus {Smilax} ({Smilax
   Pseudo-china}), found in America.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Bull brier \Bull" bri`er\ (Bot.)
   A species of Smilax ({Smilax Pseudo-China}) growing from New
   Jersey to the Gulf of Mexico, which has very large tuberous
   and farinaceous rootstocks, formerly used by the Indians for
   a sort of bread, and by the negroes as an ingredient in
   making beer; -- called also {bamboo brier} and {China brier}.
   [1913 Webster]