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    MAN-OF-THE-EARTH

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Tropical American prostrate or climbing herbaceous perennial having an enormous starchy root; sometimes held to be source of the sweet potatoplay

    Synonyms:

    Ipomoea fastigiata; Ipomoea panurata; man-of-the-earth; manroot; scammonyroot; wild potato vine; wild sweet potato vine

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("man-of-the-earth" is a kind of...):

    morning glory (any of various twining vines having funnel-shaped flowers that close late in the day)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    A morning glory with long roots of western United Statesplay

    Synonyms:

    Ipomoea leptophylla; man-of-the-earth

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("man-of-the-earth" is a kind of...):

    morning glory (any of various twining vines having funnel-shaped flowers that close late in the day)

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