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Meaning of MOONSEED

Pronunciation:  'moon`seed

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  plant of the family Menispermaceae having red or black fruit with crescent- or ring-shaped seeds
 

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
 
 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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