Menispermum

Menispermum
Men·i·sper·mum (men″ĭ-spurґməm) [Gr. mēnē moon + sperma seed] a genus of plants of the family Menispermaceae. M. canadenґse L. is the moonseed or yellow parilla, whose root was formerly used medicinally; the plant and its fruit resemble a grapevine and grapes and have been the cause of poisoning of children, sometimes fatal.

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  • Menispermum — Fruit and seed of Menispermum canadense Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia

  • Menispermum — (M. L.), Pflanzengattung aus der Familie der Menlspermaceae, Diöcie, Dodekandrie L.; Art: M. canadense, Schlingstrauch in Nordamerika, zur Bekleidung von Wänden …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Menispermum — Tourn., Gattung der Menispermazeen, Schlingsträucher mit schild oder herzförmigen, eckig bis spießförmig gelappten Blättern, in zusammengesetzten Trauben stehenden Blüten und nierenförmiger Frucht mit drei Längsleisten am Rücken. Drei Arten, von… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Menispermum —   Menispermum …   Wikipedia Español

  • Menispermum — noun climbing herbs • Syn: ↑genus Menispermum • Hypernyms: ↑magnoliid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Menispermaceae, ↑family Menispermaceae, ↑moonseed family …   Useful english dictionary

  • Menispermum — ID 53082 Symbol Key MENIS Common Name moonseed Family Menispermaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH,… …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Menispermum canadense — Canadian Moonseed Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) …   Wikipedia

  • Menispermum canadense — kanadinis mėnuliasėklis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Mėnuliasėklinių šeimos vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Menispermum canadense), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Menispermum canadense angl. yellow parilla; moonseed šaltinis… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • Menispermum canadense — noun a woody vine of eastern North America having large oval leaves and small white flowers and purple to blue black fruits • Syn: ↑common moonseed, ↑Canada moonseed, ↑yellow parilla • Hypernyms: ↑moonseed • Member Holonyms: ↑Menispermum, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Menispermum Cocculus — Menispermine Men i*sper mine, n. [Cf. F. m[ e]nispermine.] (Chem.) An alkaloid distinct from picrotoxin and obtained from the cocculus indicus (the fruit of {Anamirta Cocculus}, formerly {Menispermum Cocculus}) as a white, crystalline, tasteless… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Menispermum canadense — ID 53083 Symbol Key MECA3 Common Name common moonseed Family Menispermaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS …   USDA Plant Characteristics

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