Moonseed

Origin

Germanic: moon + seed; parallel to the cognate, yet non-synonymous Dutch maanzaad

Full definition of moonseed

Noun

1. (botany) A twining plant of the genus , eponymous of the Menispermae or moonseed family''The crescent-shaped (hence their name) moonseeds bear black fruits

Related terms

• moonbeam
• moon-blind
• mooncalf
• moon-eyed
• moonfish
• moonflower
• mooning
• moonish
• moonlet
• moonlight
• moonlit
• moonrise
• moonscape
• moonset
• moonshine
• moonstone
• moonstruck
• moony
• fern seed
• naked seed
• seed coat
• seedeater
• seed fern
• seedful
• seed leaf
• seedlike
• seedling
• seed oyster
• seed pearl
• seed plant
• seedpod
• seedsman
• seed stock
• seed vessel

Anagrams

• endosome