HyperDic: menispermum

English > 1 sense of the word Menispermum:
NOUNplantMenispermum, genus Menispermumclimbing herbs
English > Menispermum: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningClimbing herbs.
Synonymgenus Menispermum
Member ofMenispermaceae, family Menispermaceae, moonseed familyherbaceous or woody climbers
Memberscommon moonseed, Canada moonseed, yellow parilla, Menispermum canadenseA woody vine of eastern North America having large oval leaves and small white flowers and purple to blue-black fruits
Broadermagnoliid dicot genusgenus of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiosperms
Spanishgenus menispermum, menispermum
Catalangenus menispermum, menispermum

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