Menispermaceous \Men`i*sper*ma"ceous\, a. [Gr. mh`nh the moon +
spe`rma seed.] (Bot.)
Pertaining to a natural order ({Menispermace[ae]}) of
climbing plants of which moonseed ({Menispermum}) is the
type.
Menispermic \Men`i*sper"mic\, a.
Pertaining to, or obtained from, moonseed ({Menispermum}), or
other plants of the same family, as the {Anamirta Cocculus}.
Menispermum
n : climbing herbs [syn: {genus Menispermum}]