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}]