moonseed
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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