Moonseed

n.

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(Bot.) A climbing plant of the genus Menispermum; - so called from the crescentlike form of the seeds.

Noun

1.

moonseed - plant of the family Menispermaceae having red or black fruit with crescent- or ring-shaped seeds

Canada moonseed, Carolina moonseed, Cocculus carolinus, common moonseed, family Menispermaceae, Menispermaceae, Menispermum canadense, moonseed family, vine, yellow parilla