The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ipomoea panurata
man-of-the-earth \man-of-the-earth\ n.
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(Bot.) A long-rooted morning glory ( Ipomoea leptophylla) of Western U. S.
Syn: man of the earth, Ipomoea leptophylla.
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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.