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Tree grown from seed carried on Apollo 14 or Artemis I
Moon trees are trees grown from seeds taken into orbit around the Moon, initially by Apollo 14 in 1971, and later by Artemis I in 2022. The idea was first
Moon_tree
Video game series
in Harvest Moon 3 GBC for Game Boy Color and continued in Harvest Moon: Magical Melody, Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility and Harvest Moon: Animal Parade
Story_of_Seasons
2007 video game
Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility (牧場物語 やすらぎの樹, Bokujō Monogatari: Yasuragi no Ki; Harvest Moon: Tree of Peace) is a farming simulation video game released
Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility
Harvest_Moon:_Tree_of_Tranquility
The Trees of the Sun and the Moon are two legendary trees associated with Alexander the Great. The earliest known account of the trees is found in the
Trees_of_the_Sun_and_the_Moon
United States historic place
The Moon tree died in 2009 and was replaced with a clone in 2011, which had also died as of November 2019, leaving the plaque about the Moon tree in place
Washington Square (Philadelphia)
Washington_Square_(Philadelphia)
2008-04-27. "Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility - Game Profile". IGN. Archived from the original on 2008-04-09. Retrieved 2008-04-25. "Harvest Moon: Sunshine Islands
List of Story of Seasons video games
List_of_Story_of_Seasons_video_games
2008 video game
as Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility. It features many animals, all of which the player can ride, including circus animals. Harvest Moon: Animal Parade
Harvest_Moon:_Animal_Parade
1961 poem by Sylvia Plath
“The Moon and the Yew Tree” is a poem by Sylvia Plath, dated 22 October, 1961, and first appearing in the collection Ariel published by Faber and Faber
The_Moon_and_the_Yew_Tree
Second season of the Sailor Moon anime series
episodes consist of the self-contained "Makai Tree" arc, while the following 29 episodes consist of the "Black Moon Clan" arc which adapts the fourth through
Sailor_Moon_R
The Sailor Moon manga series features a cast of characters created by Naoko Takeuchi. The series takes place in Tokyo, Japan, where the Sailor Guardians
List of Sailor Moon characters
List_of_Sailor_Moon_characters
Series of children's novels by Enid Blyton
the top of the tree. The first title of the main trilogy, The Enchanted Wood, was published in 1939, although the Faraway Tree and Moon-Face had already
The_Faraway_Tree
Independent confirmations of Apollo Moon landings
Third-party evidence for the Apollo Moon landings is evidence or analysis of evidence about the Apollo Moon landings that does not come from the U.S.
Third-party evidence for Apollo Moon landings
Third-party_evidence_for_Apollo_Moon_landings
Symbols in Tolkien's legendarium
their light. The Two Trees are destroyed by the evil beings Ungoliant and Melkor, but their last flower and fruit are made into the Moon and the Sun. Melkor
Two_Trees_of_Valinor
1961–1972 American crewed lunar exploration program
human spaceflight program led by NASA, which landed the first humans on the Moon in 1969. Apollo was conceived in 1960 in the Dwight D. Eisenhower presidency
Apollo_program
Video game series
nature attracts the attention of Atoli, a member of the peace-loving Moon Tree guild, who resolves to befriend him. Haseo is also searching for Ovan
.hack//G.U.
Statue in Brevard County, Florida, United States
mission, which marked the first human landing on Moon on July 20, 1969. The statue was placed in the Moon Tree Garden, a small park area near Apollo and Saturn
The_Eagle_Has_Landed_(statue)
Growth of plants in outer space
from fictional discussion such as the trees on the brick moon space station in the 1869 short story "The Brick Moon". In the late 20th and early 21st century
Plants_in_space
1968 photograph of Earth from lunar orbit
Anders during the Apollo 8 mission, the first crewed voyage to orbit the Moon. Accounts persisted for years that mission commander Frank Borman took the
Earthrise
2019 South Korean television series
September 1, 2019. Hotel del Luna (originally known as Guest House of the Moon) is a supernatural hotel that caters exclusively to ghosts. Hidden from ordinary
Hotel_del_Luna
Characters of the Japanese media franchise
Atoli (アトリ, Atori) is a Harvest Cleric, a pacifist, and a member of the Moon Tree guild. She has feelings for Haseo, which he initially reciprocates due
Characters of the .hack franchise
Characters_of_the_.hack_franchise
Pattern observed on the Moon's surface
accompanied by Yu Tu, a Moon rabbit. Another mythology tells the story of Wu Gang, a man on the Moon who is trying to cut down a tree that always regrows
Man_in_the_Moon
Budget allocated to American space agency NASA by the US Congress
roughly 4% of all federal spending. The agency was building up to the first Moon landing and the Apollo program was a top national priority, consuming more
Budget_of_NASA
Topics referred to by the same term
version of "True Love Awakens: The Makai Tree's Secret", an episode of Sailor Moon R Treed, a play by Hal Corley Treed Murray, a 2001 Canadian film This disambiguation
Treed
Third crewed Moon landing
many of which were germinated on return, resulting in the so-called Moon trees, that were widely distributed in the following years. After liftoff from
Apollo_14
Airport in Cave Junction, Oregon
packet of Douglas Fir seeds with him to the moon, and when he returned the Forest Service planted these "Moon Trees" across the US, including two at the Illinois
Illinois_Valley_Airport
Species of flowering plant
Diospyros malabarica, the gaub tree, Malabar ebony, black-and-white ebony or pale moon ebony, is a species of flowering tree in the family Ebenaceae that
Diospyros_malabarica
Series of paintings by Caspar David Friedrich
Two Men Contemplating the Moon (German: Zwei Männer in Betrachtung des Mondes) and Man and Woman Contemplating the Moon are a series of similar paintings
Two Men Contemplating the Moon
Two_Men_Contemplating_the_Moon
Planned United States spaceflight (1967)
the Apollo program, the American undertaking to land the first man on the Moon. It was planned to launch on February 21, 1967, as the first low Earth orbital
Apollo_1
City in Georgia, United States
Eastwood film Trouble with the Curve was partially filmed in Young Harris. A moon tree was planted in Young Harris in 2024. Young Harris is located at 34°56′3″N
Young_Harris,_Georgia
Lunar phase when the Moon is fully illuminated
Spring Moons: Egg Moon, Milk Moon, Flower Moon Summer Moons: Hay Moon, Grain Moon, Fruit Moon Fall Moons: Harvest Moon, Hunter's Moon, Moon before Yule It
Full_moon
1973 studio album by Pink Floyd
The Dark Side of the Moon is the eighth studio album by the English progressive rock band Pink Floyd, released on 1 March 1973 by Capitol Records in the
The_Dark_Side_of_the_Moon
1970 misquotation from Apollo 13
third mission intended to land on the Moon. After an explosion occurred on board the spacecraft en route to the Moon around 56 hours into the mission, Jack
Houston,_we_have_a_problem
Lunar lander used for Apollo 11
Lunar Module that was the first crewed lunar lander flown by humans to the Moon. Part of the 1969 Apollo 11 mission, it was named after the bald eagle, which
Lunar_Module_Eagle
Claims that the Apollo Moon landings were faked
claim that some or all elements of the Apollo program and the associated Moon landings were hoaxes staged by NASA, possibly with the aid of other organizations
Moon landing conspiracy theories
Moon_landing_conspiracy_theories
NASA spacecraft (2006–present)
largest moon, Charon. The exposure time was too short to see Pluto's smaller, much fainter moons. Investigators compiled a series of images of the moons Nix
New_Horizons
State park in Elizabethton, Tennessee, US
State Historical Park is a recipient of a sycamore "Moon tree" that was grown from one of hundreds of tree seeds that were launched into space on board the
Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area
Sycamore_Shoals_State_Historic_Area
Subgenus of fig trees
unclean water, the tree uprooted itself with the man hanging on it and flew to the Moon, where he eternally accompanied the Moon Lady and the Jade Rabbit
Banyan
County park in Pennsylvania, US
farm for the royal family. In April 1976, a Moon tree, grown from seeds taken into orbit around the Moon aboard NASA's Apollo 14 mission, was planted
Core_Creek_Park
Elm cultivar
elm cultivar that was found in a field at Moon's Tree Farm, Atlanta, Georgia, in 1993 and raised by Moon's Tree Farm nursery. It was patented in 2000. It
Ulmus_parvifolia_'UPMTF'
Canceled space missions
Several planned missions of the Apollo crewed Moon landing program of the 1960s and 1970s were canceled, for reasons which included changes in technical
Canceled_Apollo_missions
Cancelled 2005–2010 NASA human spaceflight program
were "completion of the International Space Station" and a "return to the Moon no later than 2020" with a crewed flight to the planet Mars as the ultimate
Constellation_program
Wholesale nursery located in Chesapeake City, Maryland, US
of John Pursell in 1989. Today, Moon Nurseries is an employee owned and operated company producing over 40,000 trees and 350,000 container plants a year
Moon_Nurseries
Marvel Comics fictional character
while Moon-Boy claims the Nightstone, intending to hide it far away from the Killer Folk's reach. A band of Killer Folk emerge from the trees and attack
Moon-Boy
National monument in Idaho, United States
well as tree molds (cavities left by lava-incinerated trees), lava tubes (a type of cave), and many other volcanic features. Craters of the Moon is in south-central
Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve
Craters_of_the_Moon_National_Monument_and_Preserve
American video game company
under the Harvest Moon name, starting with Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley, continuing with Harvest Moon: Seeds of Memories and Harvest Moon: Skytree Village
Natsume_Inc.
Japanese anime television series
Sailor Moon, originally released in Japan as Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon (Japanese: 美少女戦士セーラームーン, Hepburn: Bishōjo Senshi Sērā Mūn; later translated as
Sailor_Moon_(TV_series)
Central Asian children's game
Aýterek Günterek ("The Moon Tree and the Sun Tree"), alternatively Ak Terek Gök Terek ("The White Tree and the Blue Tree"), is a Central Asian children's
Aýterek_Günterek_(game)
Town in North Carolina, United States
Downtown Mount Gilead is also a host for a moon tree at the Mount Gilead Community Garden. The Moon Tree was planted on June 3, 2024, by Mary Poplin
Mount_Gilead,_North_Carolina
1889 painting by Vincent van Gogh
in the sky at the time, and the Moon, although the Moon's depiction is not astronomically accurate. The cypress trees in the foreground were exaggerated
The_Starry_Night
South Korean actor and model (born 2000)
출격[공식] [Jo Jae-yoon, Im Cheol-soo, Bae Hyeon-seong, and Moon Sang-min's 'Love on a Single Tree Bridge' cameo appearance [Official]] (in Korean). Newsen
Moon_Sang-min
American jazz fusion band
Heart (2023) Yesterday's Problem (2024) Tomorrow (Moon Hooch & Tonio Sagan, 2025) EPs Joshua Tree (2017) Light It Up (2018) Light It Up Remix (ft. Roni
Moon_Hooch
Botanical garden in Birmingham, Alabama
Kayser Lily Pool Cochran Water Wall Dunn Formal Rose Garden (featuring a Moon tree) Ireland Old-Fashioned Rose Garden Crape Myrtle Garden Conservatory Desert
Birmingham Botanical Gardens, Alabama
Birmingham_Botanical_Gardens,_Alabama
Species of flowering plant in the legume family
and bean family, Fabaceae. Common names include moon trefoil, shrub medick, alfalfa arborea, and tree medick. The shrub is 1–4 metres (3–13 ft) high and
Medicago_arborea
Mythical creature in Asian folklore who lives on the Moon
The Moon rabbit, Moon hare or Jade rabbit is a mythical figure in both East Asian and indigenous American folklore, based on interpretations that identify
Moon_rabbit
British electronic musician
remix of their song "Midnight" featuring elements of Lone's song "Blue Moon Tree" from Ambivert Tools Vol. 4 on their Music of the Spheres World Tour.
Lone_(musician)
Private liberal arts college in Young Harris, Georgia, US
and musical theatre in the list of sanctioned bachelor's programs. A moon tree was planted on campus in 2024. 1886–1887 Marcus H. Edwards 1888–1889 Edward
Young_Harris_College
1996 Canadian-American horror film
Bad Moon is a 1996 horror film written and directed by Eric Red, and produced by James G. Robinson. The film is about a mother and son who are threatened
Bad_Moon
Substance in alchemy
media related to Diana's Tree (chemistry). Diana's Tree (Latin: Arbor Diana or Dianae), also known as the Philosopher's Tree (Arbor Philosophorum), was
Diana's_Tree
Bacteria found on Surveyor 3 lunar probe
November 1969, the camera from the Surveyor 3 probe was brought back from the Moon to Earth. On analyzing the camera, it was found that the common bacterium
Reports of Streptococcus mitis on the Moon
Reports_of_Streptococcus_mitis_on_the_Moon
Observance by Hindu married women
the tree does not play a significant role of the story, it is worshiped in memory of the love in the legend. Vat Purnima in English means a full moon related
Vata_Purnima
This is an example of a family tree of the Māori gods showing the most important gods in Māori mythology. This family tree gives just an example - there
Family_tree_of_the_Māori_gods
Motif in many mythologies and religions
of a Sun Tree as an expression of the World Tree, often described as "a birch tree with three leaves or forked branches where the Sun, the Moon, God, Laima
World_tree
American lunar astronaut (1933–1994)
and Douglas fir trees. The seeds were germinated on his return and planted throughout the United States, becoming known as the "Moon Trees". Roosa served
Stuart_Roosa
Rock retrieved from the Moon in 1971
sample of Moon rock retrieved by Apollo 15 astronauts James Irwin and David Scott in 1971 during the second lunar EVA, at Spur crater on Earth's Moon. It has
Genesis_Rock
Protected area in Ohio, USA
in federal court. On May 23, 2024, The Wayne National Forest planted a Moon Tree sapling at its Forest Headquarters building in Nelsonville, Ohio, as part
Wayne_National_Forest
Perception of images on the face of the Moon
full moon is very bright and has bright radiating lines (rays). In New Zealand, the Māori legend holds that the Moon shows a woman with a local tree, the
Lunar_pareidolia
1985 single by the Waterboys
"The Whole of the Moon" is a song by Scottish band the Waterboys, released as a single in October 1985 by Ensign Records from their third album, This Is
The_Whole_of_the_Moon
2016 video games
mechanic first introduced in X and Y, returns in Sun and Moon.[better source needed] The Battle Tree is a location which allows players to battle or team
Pokémon_Sun_and_Moon
2015 video game
Blind Forest is a platform-adventure Metroidvania video game developed by Moon Studios and published by Microsoft Studios. The game was released for Windows
Ori_and_the_Blind_Forest
Arboretum and memorial forest in Atchison, Kansas, United States
sycamore grown from a seed taken to the Moon by Command Module pilot Stuart Roosa on Apollo 14. The Moon tree is dedicated to seventeen American astronauts
International Forest of Friendship
International_Forest_of_Friendship
101-acre Arkansas state park in Hempstead County, Arkansas
streets that have never been paved. A Moon tree was planted in the town on March 15, 1976. The largest magnolia tree in Arkansas, planted in 1839, also graces
Historic Washington State Park
Historic_Washington_State_Park
1998 studio album by Air
Moon Safari is the debut studio album by French electronic music duo Air, released on 16 January 1998 by Source and Virgin Records. Moon Safari was re-released
Moon_Safari
Cultivated fruit
An apricot (US: /ˈæprɪkɒt/ , UK: /ˈeɪprɪkɒt/ ) is a fruit, or the tree that bears the fruit, of several species in the genus Prunus. Usually an apricot
Apricot
Vase Venus de' Medici Arazzeria Medicea Family tree Princes of Ottajano Related Medici giraffe Galilean moons Stories set to music: "opera" Alberti Albizzi
Medici_family_tree
1954 space adventure cartoon
dungeon. Then, a gang of tree men approach to attack. The Moon Men defend their fortified city with flaming missiles. The tree men fight back with water
Boo_Moon
Study of plants grown in spacecraft
1971, 500 tree seeds (loblolly pine, sycamore, sweetgum, redwood, and Douglas fir) were flown around the Moon on Apollo 14. These Moon trees were planted
Astrobotany
Species of conifer
the grounds of the White House. As of 2016[update], a number of these moon trees remain alive. Pines are the most common conifers, and the genus Pinus
Pinus_taeda
Chinese mythical figure
religion. He is known for endlessly cutting down a self-healing osmanthus tree on the Moon, a divine punishment which has led to his description as the Chinese
Wu_Gang
reach the Moon. After spending two hours in orbit around the Earth, the S-IVB third stage of the Saturn V was reignited to send them to the Moon. During
Journey of Apollo 15 to the Moon
Journey_of_Apollo_15_to_the_Moon
NASA administrator (1921–1992)
John F. Kennedy's goal "before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth." During his administration at NASA
Thomas_O._Paine
Hindu festival where wives pray for husbands
her husband, Satyavan, from the god of death (Yama). It occurs on the new moon day in month of Jyeshtha. Married Hindu women observe a fast to promote a
Savitri_Vrata
1972 NASA scandal
postal covers (stamped and postmarked envelopes) into space and to the Moon's surface on the Lunar Module Falcon. Some of the envelopes were sold at high
Apollo 15 postal covers incident
Apollo_15_postal_covers_incident
Species of plant endemic to New Zealand
tree can be seen on the Moon. Here is the story, as recounted by politician, historian, poet William Pember Reeves (1857–1932): The man in the moon becomes
Myoporum_laetum
Daily appearance and disappearance of the Moon at the Earth's horizon
Moonrise and moonset are times when the upper limb of the Moon appears above the horizon and disappears below it, respectively. The exact times depend
Moonrise_and_moonset
for the television film The Christmas Tree (1996), an episode of the 1998 HBO miniseries From the Earth to the Moon, and the feature film Beautiful (2000)
Sally_Field_filmography
American astronaut (1930–2012)
commander of the 1969 Apollo 11 mission, became the first person to walk on the Moon. He was also a naval aviator, test pilot and university professor. Armstrong
Neil_Armstrong
Song from the 1961 film Breakfast at Tiffany's
"Moon River" is a song composed by Henry Mancini with lyrics by Johnny Mercer. It was originally performed by Audrey Hepburn in the 1961 film Breakfast
Moon_River
Mexican actress
films including some films of Hollywood as Wild Blue Moon, The Mexican, Shadow of the Pepper Tree and Apocalypto. From an early age Sérbulo always showed
Mayra_Sérbulo
Irish actor (born 1953)
Irish Film & Television Academy, winning twice for 2001's How Harry Became a Tree, and 2016's The Journey. Other film credits include Roddy Doyle's Barrytown
Colm_Meaney
Miracle attributed to Muhammad
The Splitting of the Moon (Arabic: انشقاق القمر, romanized: Anshiqāq al-Qamar) is a miracle in the Muslim faith attributed to the Islamic prophet Muhammad
Splitting_of_the_Moon
Philosophical thought experiment
"If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?" is a philosophical thought experiment that raises questions regarding
If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?
If_a_tree_falls_in_a_forest_and_no_one_is_around_to_hear_it,_does_it_make_a_sound?
Container for astronauts' personal items
the United States, Japan, Brazil, and Switzerland and grew to be the "Moon trees". During the era of the Space Shuttle program, astronauts were limited
Personal_preference_kit
Gaulish bull god
cranes perched on his back. He stands under a tree, and on an adjacent panel, the god Esus is chopping down a tree, possibly a willow, with an axe. In the Gaulish
Tarvos_Trigaranus
Chinese harvest festival
a sacred banyan tree. The tree began to float towards the Moon, and Cuội, trying to pull it back down to Earth, floated to the Moon with it, leaving
Mid-Autumn_Festival
American actress and author
Women. Lusha has written five books of poetry, Inner Thoughts, Drinking the Moon, Amore Celeste, The Call, The Living Air; a novel, The Besa; and two children's
Masiela_Lusha
Half-Moon cookie United States (New York City; Utica, New York) Iced on one half with vanilla and on the other with chocolate as to resemble a half moon.
List_of_cookies
English poet (born 1963)
Gawain and the Green Knight. He has written several travel books including Moon Country and Walking Home: Travels with a Troubadour on the Pennine Way. He
Simon_Armitage
2007 British TV series or programme
Moon rock, the Honduras Apollo 17 Goodwill Moon rock, is recovered by US federal agents. The Case of the Missing Moon Rocks Moon tree Sex on the Moon
Moon_for_Sale
Father and god of the sun Nzambici, Bakongo Sky Mother and goddess of the moon and earth Simbi, Bakongo nature spirits of the water and forest Ash, god
List_of_nature_deities
Japanese video game designer and producer
known for his work on the Story of Seasons series (formerly known as Harvest Moon). In 2009, he stopped work on the series to pursue other projects. Yasuhiro
Yasuhiro Wada (video game designer)
Yasuhiro_Wada_(video_game_designer)
MOON TREE
MOON TREE
Boy/Male
Muslim
Journey
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Indian, Kannada, Kashmiri
Moon
Girl/Female
Australian, Finnish
Plenty; Moon
Surname or Lastname
English, Irish, Scottish, and Welsh
English, Irish, Scottish, and Welsh : variant spelling of Moore.
Surname or Lastname
English (Leicestershire)
English (Leicestershire) : variant of Towne.
Girl/Female
Tamil
The Moon
Surname or Lastname
English (Yorkshire)
English (Yorkshire) : metronymic from the medieval personal name Mag(ge), a reduced form of Margaret (see Margeson); but in some cases a patronymic from the Old English personal name Mocca.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Munn, Mann, or possibly Moon.German : probably a variant of Mann.Catalan : from the Marian name Mare de Déu del Món, from Girona province. This name is very common in northern Catalonia.Asturian-Leonese or Aragonese : habitational name from Mon in Asturies, or from El Mon in Uesca, Aragón.Chinese : variant of Wan 1.
Surname or Lastname
English or Dutch
English or Dutch : variant of Boone.
Surname or Lastname
Irish
Irish : variant spelling of Noone.English, Scottish, and Dutch : from Middle English none, Middle Dutch noene ‘noon’, the time of brightest sunshine, hence perhaps nickname for a bright and cheerful person or for someone born at that time of day. The word is derived from Latin nona (hora) ‘ninth (hour)’, i.e. about three o’clock. The change in meaning of the vocabulary word from mid-afternoon to midday, probably occurred as a result of monastic meal times being brought forward.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Sword blade
Surname or Lastname
Irish
Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Mocháin (see Mohan).English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Moyon in La Manche, named from the Gallo-Roman personal name Modius (from Latin modus ‘measure’) + the locative suffix -o (genitive -onis).English : nickname from Anglo-Norman French moun ‘monk’ (see Monk).Cornish : nickname for a slender person, from Cornish mon ‘thin’.Korean : variant of Mun.
Surname or Lastname
English (Northumberland and Durham)
English (Northumberland and Durham) : unexplained. Compare Moad, Mode.
Girl/Female
Biblical
House, place of sin.
Boy/Male
French
Dark skinned.
Boy/Male
Indian
Sword blade
Boy/Male
Indian
Fountain, Spring
Girl/Female
Australian, Irish
From Doon
Girl/Female
Bengali, Hindu, Indian
Slave; Myth Name; Letters
Girl/Female
Hindu
The Moon
MOON TREE
MOON TREE
Girl/Female
Greek
Truthful.' Mythological goddess of truth.
Male
Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian form of Old Norse Hávarðr, HÅVARD means "high guard."
Girl/Female
Indian
A river
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Queen of Clouds
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Goddess Lakshmi
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada
Stars; Which have Own Light
Girl/Female
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Lord
Biblical
passing over; turning back; rejoicing
Boy/Male
Arabic
Presence
Girl/Female
Gaelic
Girl; lass.
MOON TREE
MOON TREE
MOON TREE
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MOON TREE
n.
Alt. of Moot-house
a.
Of or pertaining to the moon.
n.
Temper of mind; temporary state of the mind in regard to passion or feeling; humor; as, a melancholy mood; a suppliant mood.
n.
The celestial orb which revolves round the earth; the satellite of the earth; a secondary planet, whose light, borrowed from the sun, is reflected to the earth, and serves to dispel the darkness of night. The diameter of the moon is 2,160 miles, its mean distance from the earth is 240,000 miles, and its mass is one eightieth that of the earth. See Lunar month, under Month.
n.
The moon at the quarters, when half its disk appears illuminated.
n.
An outwork composed of two faces, forming a salient angle whose gorge resembles a half-moon; -- now called a ravelin.
a.
Having eyes affected by the moon; moonblind; dim-eyed; purblind.
n.
The shape of a half-moon; a crescent.
a.
Furnished with a moon; bearing a crescent.
v. i.
To take rest and refreshment at noon.
n.
Manner of conceiving and expressing action or being, as positive, possible, hypothetical, etc., without regard to other accidents, such as time, person, number, etc.; as, the indicative mood; the infinitive mood; the subjunctive mood. Same as Mode.
n.
A secondary planet, or satellite, revolving about any member of the solar system; as, the moons of Jupiter or Saturn.
n.
The time occupied by the moon in making one revolution in her orbit; a month.
n.
A eye affected by the moon; also, a disease in the eye of a horse.
n.
Good; prosperous; as, boon voyage.
v. i.
To emit a sound like moan; -- said of things inanimate; as, the wind moans.
v. t.
To expose to the rays of the moon.
n.
A crescentlike outwork. See Half-moon.