Menispermum

menispermum

(ˌmɛnɪˈspɜːməm) n (Plants) any of several tropical climbing plants of the genus Menispermum of the family Menispermaceae

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Menispermum - climbing herbs genus Menispermummagnoliid dicot genus - genus of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiospermsfamily Menispermaceae, Menispermaceae, moonseed family - herbaceous or woody climbersCanada moonseed, common moonseed, Menispermum canadense, yellow parilla - a woody vine of eastern North America having large oval leaves and small white flowers and purple to blue-black fruits

Menispermum

(moonseed), a genus of plants of the family Menispermaceae. They are perennial dioecious grasses, with twining stems that measure 2-5 m long. The leaves are alternate, long-petiolate, and shield-shaped; they have three to five lobes or, less frequently, are simple. The flowers are small, unisexual, and greenish; they grow in racemes or panicles. The fruit is a black drupe, with a single sickle-shaped seed. There are two species. Menispermum dahuricum grows in southeastern Siberia (west to Krasnoiarsk), the Far East, China, and the Korean Peninsula. It is found along forest edges and rivers. All parts of the plant, particularly the seeds, are poisonous. It is cultivated as an ornamental. Common moonseed (M. canadense) grows along the Atlantic coast of North America.

Menispermum

Related to Menispermum: Canadian Moonseed

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Synonyms for Menispermum

noun climbing herbs

Synonyms

genus Menispermum

Related Words

magnoliid dicot genus
family Menispermaceae
Menispermaceae
moonseed family
Canada moonseed
common moonseed
Menispermum canadense
yellow parilla

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