man-of-the-earth
NounSynonyms:
Ipomoea leptophyllawild potato vinewild sweet potato vinemanrootscammonyrootIpomoea panurataIpomoea fastigiata
WordNet 3.0
Noun (2)
- a morning glory with long roots of western United StatesSynonyms: Ipomoea leptophylla
- tropical American prostrate or climbing herbaceous perennial having an enormous starchy root; sometimes held to be source of the sweet potatoSynonyms: wild potato vinewild sweet potato vinemanrootscammonyrootIpomoea panurataIpomoea fastigiata
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
man-of-the-earth \man-of-the-earth\ n.
1.(Bot.) A long-rooted morning glory (Ipomoea leptophylla) of Western U. S.
Syn: man of the earth, Ipomoea leptophylla. [WordNet 1.5]
2.A tropical American prostrate or climbing herbaceous perennial (Ipomoea panurata or Ipomoea fastigiata) having an enormous starchy root; sometimes held to be source of the sweet potato.
Syn: wild potato vine, wild sweet potato vine, man of the earth, manroot, scammonyroot, Ipomoea panurata, Ipomoea fastigiata. [WordNet 1.5]