slovo | definícia |
man-of-the-earth (encz) | man-of-the-earth, n: |
man-of-the-earth (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] |
man-of-the-earth (wn) | man-of-the-earth
n 1: a morning glory with long roots of western United States
[syn: man-of-the-earth, Ipomoea leptophylla]
2: 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] |
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