menispermaceousadj.

Brit.

/mɛnᵻspəːˈmeɪʃəs/, U.S.

/ˌmɛnəspərˈmeɪʃəs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Menispermaceae , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Menispermaceae ( A. P. de Candolle Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis (1824) I. 95; < scientific Latin Menispermum (see menisperm n.) + -aceae : see -aceous suffix) + -ous suffix. Compare scientific Latin Menispermeae ( A. L. de Jussieu Genera Plantarum (1789) 284).

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).

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Menispermaceae (moonseed) > [adjective]

menispermaceous1837

menispermal1846

1837 Penny Cycl. VII. 305/2 Cocculus, a genus of Menispermaceous plants.

1846 J. Lindley Veg. Kingdom 308 One of the most singular facts connected with the Menispermaceous Order, consists in the position of the seed.

1886 Bot. Gaz. 11 320 It is a menispermaceous plant, described by Eichler as Disciphania Ernstii.

1939 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 66 306 The important feature of Curare preparation by the Canelos is that they use the macerated whole stems of their main menispermaceous ingredients rather than merely the bark.

1967 Chem. & Pharmaceut. Bull. 15 1939 (heading) Alkaloids of menispermaceous plants.

1993 Brittonia 45 235/2 The monotypic menispermaceous genus Elephantomeme..was described from Saül and has since been thought endemic to central French Guiana.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	menispermaceous
释义	menispermaceousadj. Brit. /mɛnᵻspəːˈmeɪʃəs/, U.S. /ˌmɛnəspərˈmeɪʃəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Menispermaceae , -ous suffix. Etymology: < scientific Latin Menispermaceae ( A. P. de Candolle Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis (1824) I. 95; < scientific Latin Menispermum (see menisperm n.) + -aceae : see -aceous suffix) + -ous suffix. Compare scientific Latin Menispermeae ( A. L. de Jussieu Genera Plantarum (1789) 284). 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). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Menispermaceae (moonseed) > [adjective] menispermaceous1837 menispermal1846 1837 Penny Cycl. VII. 305/2 Cocculus, a genus of Menispermaceous plants. 1846 J. Lindley Veg. Kingdom 308 One of the most singular facts connected with the Menispermaceous Order, consists in the position of the seed. 1886 Bot. Gaz. 11 320 It is a menispermaceous plant, described by Eichler as Disciphania Ernstii. 1939 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 66 306 The important feature of Curare preparation by the Canelos is that they use the macerated whole stems of their main menispermaceous ingredients rather than merely the bark. 1967 Chem. & Pharmaceut. Bull. 15 1939 (heading) Alkaloids of menispermaceous plants. 1993 Brittonia 45 235/2 The monotypic menispermaceous genus Elephantomeme..was described from Saül and has since been thought endemic to central French Guiana. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1837
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