- moonseed
- noun Date: 1739 a twining plant (Menispermum canadense of the family Menispermaceae, the moonseed family) of eastern North America that has crescent-shaped seeds and black fruits
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Moonseed — is a common name of some flowering plants in the family Menispermaceae: Cocculus Menispermum Moonseed is also a 1998 science fiction book by Stephen Baxter. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an … Wikipedia
moonseed — [mo͞on′sēd΄] n. any of a genus (Menispermum) of twining vines of the moonseed family, with small clusters of purple berries and crescent shaped seeds adj. designating a family (Menispermaceae, order Ranunculales) of tropical dicotyledonous lianas … English World dictionary
Moonseed — Moon seed , n. (Bot.) A climbing plant of the genus {Menispermum}; so called from the crescentlike form of the seeds. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
moonseed — noun plant of the family Menispermaceae having red or black fruit with crescent or ring shaped seeds • Hypernyms: ↑vine • Hyponyms: ↑common moonseed, ↑Canada moonseed, ↑yellow parilla, ↑Menispermum canadense, ↑Carolina moonseed, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
moonseed — /moohn seed /, n. 1. any climbing plant of the genus Menispermum, having greenish white flowers and crescent shaped seeds. 2. See Carolina moonseed. [1730 40; MOON + SEED] * * * ▪ plant any of three species of woody vines constituting the… … Universalium
moonseed — noun A twining plant of the genus Menispermum, eponymous of the Menispermae or moonseed family The crescent shaped (hence their name) moonseeds bear black fruits See Also: moonbeam, moon blind, mooncalf, moon eyed, moonfish … Wiktionary
moonseed — kanadinis mėnuliasėklis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Mėnuliasėklinių šeimos vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Menispermum canadense), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Menispermum canadense angl. yellow parilla; moonseed šaltinis… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
Moonseed (Stephen Baxter novel) — Moonseed … Wikipedia
moonseed family — noun herbaceous or woody climbers • Syn: ↑Menispermaceae, ↑family Menispermaceae • Hypernyms: ↑magnoliid dicot family • Member Holonyms: ↑Ranales, ↑order Ranales, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
moonseed — n. any of several types of flowering vines bearing red or black fruit … English contemporary dictionary
