MOONSEED

moonseed

(noun) plant of the family Menispermaceae having red or black fruit with crescent- or ring-shaped seeds

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

moonseed (plural moonseeds)

A twining plant of the genera Menispermum or Cocculus, in the family Menispermaceae.

Anagrams

• endosome

Source: Wiktionary


Moon"seed`, n. (Bot.)

Definition: A climbing plant of the genus Menispermum; -- so called from the crescentlike form of the seeds.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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