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COMMON MOONSEED
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A woody vine of eastern North America having large oval leaves and small white flowers and purple to blue-black fruits
Synonyms:
Canada moonseed; common moonseed; Menispermum canadense; yellow parilla
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("common moonseed" is a kind of...):
moonseed (plant of the family Menispermaceae having red or black fruit with crescent- or ring-shaped seeds)
Holonyms ("common moonseed" is a member of...):
genus Menispermum; Menispermum (climbing herbs)