Smilax pseudo-china 
【医】 粘鱼须
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}.
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.