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moonseed

moonseed noun: a twining plant of the genera Menispermum or Cocculus, in the family Menispermaceae.

moonseed: a twining plant of the genera Menispermum or Cocculus, in the family Menispermaceae
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Noun

moonseed (plural moonseeds)

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

Forms of moonseed

pluralmoonseeds

Origin of moonseed

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

Words formed from moonseed

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

Questions about moonseed

What does moonseed mean?
Moonseed means a twining plant of the genera Menispermum or Cocculus, in the family Menispermaceae.
What part of speech is moonseed?
Moonseed is a noun.
What is the plural of moonseed?
The plural of moonseed is moonseeds.

Words near moonseed in the dictionary

  1. moonsault
  2. moonsaults
  3. moonscape
  4. moonscapes
  5. moonscreen
  6. moonseed
  7. moonseeds
  8. moonset
  9. moonsets
  10. moonshee
  11. moonshees

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