moonseed

moon·seed  (mnsd)

n.

Any of several dioecious vines of the closely related genera Cocculus and Menispermum, having inconspicuous flowers and red or blackish fruit.

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[From its lunate seeds.]

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moonseed [ˈmuːnˌsiːd]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any menispermaceous climbing plant of the genus Menispermum and related genera, having red or black fruits with crescent-shaped or ring-shaped seeds

Thesaurus

Noun

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moonseed - plant of the family Menispermaceae having red or black fruit with crescent- or ring-shaped seeds family Menispermaceae, Menispermaceae, moonseed family - herbaceous or woody climbers Canada moonseed, common moonseed, Menispermum canadense, yellow parilla - a woody vine of eastern North America having large oval leaves and small white flowers and purple to blue-black fruits Carolina moonseed, Cocculus carolinus - woody vine of southeastern United States resembling the common moonseed but having red fruits vine - a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface