HyperDic: common_moonseed

English > 1 sense of the expression common moonseed:
NOUNplantcommon 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
English > common moonseed: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningA woody vine of eastern North America having large oval leaves and small white flowers and purple to blue-black fruits.
SynonymsCanada moonseed, yellow parilla, Menispermum canadense
Member ofMenispermum, genus MenispermumClimbing herbs
Broadermoonseedplant of the family Menispermaceae having red or black fruit with crescent- or ring-shaped seeds

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