man-of-the-earth

noun

plural men-of-the-earth or men-of-the-earths

Definition of man-of-the-earth

1 : an American morning glory (Ipomoea pandurata) having an enormous starchy root

— called also manroot, wild potato

2 : a long rooted morning glory (Ipomoea leptophylla) of the western U.S.

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