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CAROLINA MOONSEED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Carolina moonseed mean? 

CAROLINA MOONSEED (noun)
  The noun CAROLINA MOONSEED has 1 sense:

1. woody vine of southeastern United States resembling the common moonseed but having red fruitsplay

  Familiarity information: CAROLINA MOONSEED used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CAROLINA MOONSEED (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Woody vine of southeastern United States resembling the common moonseed but having red fruits

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Carolina moonseed; Cocculus carolinus

Hypernyms ("Carolina moonseed" is a kind of...):

moonseed (plant of the family Menispermaceae having red or black fruit with crescent- or ring-shaped seeds)

Holonyms ("Carolina moonseed" is a member of...):

Cocculus; genus Cocculus (climbing plants or shrubs)


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