Definition of menispermaceous in English:

menispermaceous

adjective mɛnɪspəːˈmeɪʃəs

Botany

Belonging to the family Menispermaceae (the moonseed family), which comprises chiefly tropical dioecious lianas and climbing shrubs, many containing toxic alkaloids (e.g. Chondodendron tomentosum, the source of curare, and Anamirta cocculus, the source of cocculus indicus).

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in The Penny Cyclopaedia. From scientific Latin Menispermaceae (A. P. de Candolle Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis I. 95; from scientific Latin Menispermum + -aceae: see -aceous) + -ous.

Definition of menispermaceous in US English:

menispermaceous

adjectivemɛnɪspəːˈmeɪʃəs

Botany

Belonging to the family Menispermaceae (the moonseed family), which comprises chiefly tropical dioecious lianas and climbing shrubs, many containing toxic alkaloids (e.g. Chondodendron tomentosum, the source of curare, and Anamirta cocculus, the source of cocculus indicus).

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in The Penny Cyclopaedia. From scientific Latin Menispermaceae (A. P. de Candolle Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis I. 95; from scientific Latin Menispermum + -aceae: see -aceous) + -ous.

词汇	menispermaceous
释义	Definition of menispermaceous in English: menispermaceous adjective mɛnɪspəːˈmeɪʃəs Botany Belonging to the family Menispermaceae (the moonseed family), which comprises chiefly tropical dioecious lianas and climbing shrubs, many containing toxic alkaloids (e.g. Chondodendron tomentosum, the source of curare, and Anamirta cocculus, the source of cocculus indicus). Origin Mid 19th century; earliest use found in The Penny Cyclopaedia. From scientific Latin Menispermaceae (A. P. de Candolle Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis I. 95; from scientific Latin Menispermum + -aceae: see -aceous) + -ous. Definition of menispermaceous in US English: menispermaceous adjectivemɛnɪspəːˈmeɪʃəs Botany Belonging to the family Menispermaceae (the moonseed family), which comprises chiefly tropical dioecious lianas and climbing shrubs, many containing toxic alkaloids (e.g. Chondodendron tomentosum, the source of curare, and Anamirta cocculus, the source of cocculus indicus). Origin Mid 19th century; earliest use found in The Penny Cyclopaedia. From scientific Latin Menispermaceae (A. P. de Candolle Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis I. 95; from scientific Latin Menispermum + -aceae: see -aceous) + -ous.
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