Meanings
nounmoonseed (plural moonseeds)
plural moonseeds
- A twining plant of the genera Menispermum or Cocculus, in the family Menispermaceae.
Origin
- translingualMenispermum
- Englishmoonseed
Calque of translingual Menispermum, first attested in 1739. By surface analysis, moon + seed, in reference to the crescent shape of their seeds.
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Finnish kilpikierto
- kilpikiertoTwining plant of genus Menispermum
German Mondsamen
- MondsamenTwining plant of genus Menispermum
Polish miesięcznik
- miesięcznikTwining plant of genus Menispermum
Russian луносемя́нник
- луносемя́нник (lunosemjánnik)Twining plant of genus Menispermum
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APA
moonseed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moonseed
MLA
“moonseed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moonseed. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “moonseed,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moonseed.
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