moonseed

English

fruit and seed of a Canadian moonseed (Menispermum canadense)

Etymology

moon +‎ seed, in reference to the crescent shape of their black fruits. Likely a calque of translingual Menispermum or vice versa.

Noun

moonseed (plural moonseeds)

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

Derived terms

Translations

Twining plant of genus Menispermum

Finnish: kilpikierto (fi)
German: Mondsamen m
Russian: луносемянник m (lunosemjannik)

References

moonseed on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Menispermaceae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Menispermaceae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

endosome

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