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    MANROOT

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     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 ("manroot" 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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