manroot
English
Etymology
man + root
Noun
manroot (plural manroots)
- A flowering plant in the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae), genus Marah, native to western North America.
- Any of two species of morning glory
- Ipomoea leptophylla
- Ipomoea pandurata
Synonyms
- (plant of genus Marah): wild cucumber, cucumber gourd
- (Ipomoea leptophylla): bush moonflower, man-of-the-earth
- (Ipomoea pandurata): bigroot morning-glory, man-of-the-earth, wild potato-vine, wild sweet-potato-vine
References
Marah on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Marah on Wikispecies.Wikispecies manroot on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Ipomoea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Anagrams
- Moronta, moon rat, moonrat