moonseed

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Etymology

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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moonseed (plural moonseeds)

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

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