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COCCULUS CAROLINUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Cocculus carolinus mean? 

COCCULUS CAROLINUS (noun)
  The noun COCCULUS CAROLINUS has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: COCCULUS CAROLINUS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


COCCULUS CAROLINUS (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 ("Cocculus carolinus" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("Cocculus carolinus" is a member of...):

Cocculus; genus Cocculus (climbing plants or shrubs)


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