| English Dictionary |
IPOMOEA PANURATA
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
Dictionary entry overview: What does Ipomoea panurata mean?
• IPOMOEA PANURATA (noun)
The noun IPOMOEA PANURATA has 1 sense:
1. tropical American prostrate or climbing herbaceous perennial having an enormous starchy root; sometimes held to be source of the sweet potato
Familiarity information: IPOMOEA PANURATA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tropical American prostrate or climbing herbaceous perennial having an enormous starchy root; sometimes held to be source of the sweet potato
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Ipomoea fastigiata; Ipomoea panurata; man-of-the-earth; manroot; scammonyroot; wild potato vine; wild sweet potato vine
Hypernyms ("Ipomoea panurata" is a kind of...):
morning glory (any of various twining vines having funnel-shaped flowers that close late in the day)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"Listening to a liar is like drinking warm water." (Native American proverb, tribe unknown)
"The weapon first, fighting second." (Arabic proverb)
"It hits like a grip on a pig." (Dutch proverb)