
Meaning of MOONSEED
| Pronunciation: | | 'moon`seed
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] plant of the family Menispermaceae having red or black fruit with crescent- or ring-shaped seeds |
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MOONSEED is a 8 letter word that starts with M. |
| | See Also: | | Canada moonseed, Carolina moonseed, Cocculus carolinus, common moonseed, family Menispermaceae, Menispermaceae, Menispermum canadense, moonseed family, vine, yellow parilla | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Moon"seed`\, n. (Bot.)
A climbing plant of the genus {Menispermum}; -- so called
from the crescentlike form of the seeds.
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