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Man-of-the-earth   Listen
noun
man-of-the-earth  n.  
1.
(Bot.) A long-rooted morning glory (Ipomoea leptophylla) of Western U. S.
Synonyms: man of the earth, Ipomoea leptophylla.
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.
Synonyms: wild potato vine, wild sweet potato vine, man of the earth, manroot, scammonyroot, Ipomoea panurata, Ipomoea fastigiata.






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Words linked to "Man-of-the-earth" :   Ipomoea fastigiata, wild potato vine, morning glory, Ipomoea leptophylla, wild sweet potato vine, Ipomoea panurata, scammonyroot



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