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    CANADA MOONSEED

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

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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 fruitsplay

    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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