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moonseed.

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

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Meaning & usage

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

Where this word comes from

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

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