Dictionary - Definition of Cocculus

Definition: Cocculus


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. Climbing plants or shrubs.[Wordnet].
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Date "Cocculus" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Common Expressions: Cocculus

Expressions	Definition
Cocculus carolinus	Woody vine of southeastern United States resembling the common moonseed but having red fruits. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Cocculus Indicus	The fruit or berry of the Anamirta Cocculus, a climbing plant of the East Indies. It is a poisonous narcotic and stimulant. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary.
Genus Cocculus	Climbing plants or shrubs. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
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Extended Definition: Cocculus

Cocculus

Cocculus

Cocculus carolinus

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Ranunculales
Family:	Menispermaceae
Genus:	Cocculus DC.

Species

See text.

Cocculus is a genus of 11 species of woody vines and shrubs, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of North America, Asia and Africa. The common name Moonseed is also used for the closely related genus Menispermum.

Selected species

Cocculus carolinus (Red-berried Moonseed or Carolina Moonseed; southeastern United States)
Cocculus diversifolius (Correhuela; southern Texas, southern Arizona and northern Mexico)
Cocculus hirsutus (Tropical Africa east to India and Nepal)
Cocculus laurifolius (Himalaya east to Japan)
Cocculus orbiculatus (Queen coralbead; India east to Java)
Cocculus sarmentosus (Taiwan)
Cocculus trilobus (Snailseed; Japan)

The related Indian Berry (Anamirta cocculus) is known as "Cocculus Indicus" in pharmacology.

External links

Cocculus carolinus images at bioimages.vanderbilt.edu

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Topics by Level of Interest: Cocculus
Topics sorted by level of Interest	Level (1=low, 600=high)	Topics sorted Alphabetically	Level (1=low, 600=high)
Anamirta cocculus	8	Anamirta cocculus	8
Cocculus	5	Cocculus	5
Cocculus laurifolius	4	Cocculus laurifolius	4
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Translations: Cocculus

Language	Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Central Danish	kokkelskorn (Cocculus indicus, Indian berry). Additional references: Central Danish, Denmark, Germany, Cocculus. (volunteer & more translations)
Danish	kokkelskorn (Cocculus indicus, Indian berry). Additional references: Danish, Denmark, Germany, Cocculus. (volunteer & more translations)
Dansk	kokkelskorn (Cocculus indicus, Indian berry). Additional references: Dansk, Denmark, Germany, Cocculus. (volunteer & more translations)
Deutsch	Kokkelsamen (cocculus, cockle, Indian berry). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, Cocculus. (volunteer & more translations)
Dutch	Levantse visbes (Cocculus indicus, Indian berry), kokkelkorrel (Cocculus indicus, Indian berry), kokkelbes (Cocculus indicus, Indian berry), kokeltje (Cocculus indicus, Indian berry). Additional references: Dutch, Netherlands, Aruba, Cocculus. (volunteer & more translations)
Français	coque de le Levant (Cocculus), coque du Levant (fish berry, Cocculus, Cocculus indicus, Indian berry). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, Cocculus. (volunteer & more translations)
French	coque de le Levant (Cocculus), coque du Levant (fish berry, Cocculus, Cocculus indicus, Indian berry). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, Cocculus. (volunteer & more translations)
German	Kokkelsamen (cocculus, cockle, Indian berry). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, Cocculus. (volunteer & more translations)
Greek	ινδόκοκκος (Cocculus indicus, Indian berry). Additional references: Greek, Greece, Albania, Cocculus. (volunteer & more translations)
Greek (transliteration)	indhokokkos (Cocculus indicus, Indian berry). Additional references: Greek, Greece, Albania, Cocculus. (volunteer & more translations)
High German	Kokkelsamen (cocculus, cockle, Indian berry). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, Cocculus. (volunteer & more translations)
Hochdeutsch	Kokkelsamen (cocculus, cockle, Indian berry). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, Cocculus. (volunteer & more translations)
Sjaelland	kokkelskorn (Cocculus indicus, Indian berry). Additional references: Sjaelland, Denmark, Germany, Cocculus. (volunteer & more translations)
Spanish	coca de Levante (cocculus, Cocculus indicus, Indian berry). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, Cocculus. (volunteer & more translations)
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Language	Translations for “Cocculus” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Pig Latin	Occuluscay (Cocculus). Additional references: Pig Latin, Cocculus. (volunteer)
Terran B	coquels (Cocculus). Additional references: Terran B, Cocculus. (volunteer)
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Ancestral and Extinct Language Translations: Cocculus

Language	Period	Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Latin	500 BCE - 1700	Anamirta paniculata (cocculus, cocculus indicus, Indian berry). Additional references: Latin, Cocculus. (volunteer)
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