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Webster 1913 Edition
Menispermaceous
Menˊi-sper-ma′ceous
,Adj.
[Gr.
μήνη
the moon + σπέρμα
seed.] (Bot.)
Pertaining to a natural order (
Menispermaceae
) of climbing plants of which moonseed (Menispermum
) is the type. Definition 2024
menispermaceous
menispermaceous
English
Adjective
menispermaceous (not comparable)
- (botany) Pertaining to the natural family Menispermaceae of climbing plants.