CANADA MOONSEED

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Meaning:

A woody vine of eastern North America having large oval leaves and small white flowers and purple to blue-black fruits

Synonyms:

Canada moonseed; common moonseed; Menispermum canadense; yellow parilla

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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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