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Eponymous vs Moonseed - What's the difference?

eponymous | moonseed |

As an adjective eponymous

is of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which something or someone is named.

As a noun moonseed is

(botany) a twining plant of the genus (taxlink), eponymous of the menispermae or moonseed family.

eponymous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which something or someone is named.
    • Robinson Crusoe is the eponymous hero of the book.
    Prince Hamlet is the eponymous protagonist of the Shakespearian tragedy Hamlet.
    The language Limburgish is named after the eponymous provinces in Belgium and the Netherlands.

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    moonseed

    English

    (wikipedia moonseed) (Menispermum)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (botany) A twining plant of the genus (taxlink), eponymous of the Menispermae or moonseed family
    • ''The crescent-shaped (hence their name) moonseeds bear black fruits

    Related terms

    * moonbeam * moon-blind * mooncalf * moon-eyed * moonfish * moonflower * mooning * moonish * moonlet * moonlight * moonlit * moonrise * moonscape * moonset * moonshine * moonstone * moonstruck * moony * fern seed * naked seed * seed coat * seedeater * seed fern * seedful * seed leaf * seedlike * seedling * seed oyster * seed pearl * seed plant * seedpod * seedsman * seed stock * seed vessel

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