moonseed
(noun) plant of the family Menispermaceae having red or black fruit with crescent- or ring-shaped seeds
Source: WordNet® 3.1
moonseed (plural moonseeds)
A twining plant of the genera Menispermum or Cocculus, in the family Menispermaceae.
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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
26 November 2024
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
