moonseed
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From moon + seed, in reference to the crescent shape of their black fruits. Likely a calque of translingual Menispermum or vice versa.
Noun
[edit]moonseed (plural moonseeds)
- A twining plant of the genera Menispermum or Cocculus, in the family Menispermaceae.
Derived terms
[edit]- Asian moonseed (Menispermum dauricum)
- Canadian moonseed (Menispermum canadense)
- Daurian moonseed (Menispermum dauricum)
- heart-leaved moonseed (Tinospora cordifolia)
Translations
[edit]Twining plant of genus Menispermum
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References
[edit]moonseed on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Menispermaceae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Menispermaceae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons