English Explanatory Dictionary

moonseed

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

moonseed moonseeds

Etymology

Calque of translingual Menispermum, first attested in 1739. By surface analysis, moon + seed, in reference to the crescent shape of their seeds.

Derived words

Asian moonseed Canadian moonseed Daurian moonseed heart-leaved moonseed moonseed moth
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