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CANADA MOONSEED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Canada moonseed mean?
• CANADA MOONSEED (noun)
The noun CANADA MOONSEED has 1 sense:
1. a woody vine of eastern North America having large oval leaves and small white flowers and purple to blue-black fruits
Familiarity information: CANADA MOONSEED used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A woody vine of eastern North America having large oval leaves and small white flowers and purple to blue-black fruits
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Canada moonseed; common moonseed; Menispermum canadense; yellow parilla
Hypernyms ("Canada moonseed" is a kind of...):
moonseed (plant of the family Menispermaceae having red or black fruit with crescent- or ring-shaped seeds)
Holonyms ("Canada moonseed" is a member of...):
genus Menispermum; Menispermum (climbing herbs)
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