Menispermum

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μήνη (moon, month) + σπέρμα (seed).

Proper noun

Menispermum n

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Menispermaceae – moonseeds.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots - clades; Ranunculales - order; Menispermaceae - family; Menispermoideae - subfamily; Menispermeae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Menispermum canadense (Canadian moonseed, ghost grape) - type species; Menispermum dauricum (Asian moonseed, Daurian moonseed - other species

References

• Menispermum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Menispermum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Menispermum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Menispermum at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Menispermum at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Menispermum at USDA Plants database
• Menispermum at Germplasm Resources Information Network
• Menispermum at Tropicos
• Menispermeae at APWeb
• Menispermum at Flora of North America