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moonseed

[ moon-seed ]

noun

  1. any climbing plant of the genus Menispermum, having greenish-white flowers and crescent-shaped seeds.


moonseed

/ ˈːˌː /

noun

  1. any menispermaceous climbing plant of the genus Menispermum and related genera, having red or black fruits with crescent-shaped or ring-shaped seeds
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of moonseed1

First recorded in 1730–40; moon + seed
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A space mission returns to Earth with a lump of rock containing a mysterious nano-substance called “moonseed” that converts all inorganic matter into moonseed.

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The presence of so much moonseed suggests that this ecosystem was fantastically dense, a salad bar for giants.

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On the wooded slopes there are the white fruits of the baneberry on its quaintly-shaped red stalks, the pretty fruit clusters of the moonseed and the smilax.

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She learned the uses and prices of the plant, and also made drawings of cohosh, moonseed and bloodroot.

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Found in abundance in the Kaiparowits, the heart-shaped moonseed leaves indicate the presence of a dense vine system in the Late Cretaceous.

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