'man-of-the-earth' definitions:
Definition of 'man-of-the-earth'
(from WordNet)
noun
A morning glory with long roots of western United States [syn: man-of-the-earth, Ipomoea leptophylla]
noun
Tropical American prostrate or climbing herbaceous perennial 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]
Definition of 'man-of-the-earth'
From: 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]