MAN-OF-THE-EARTH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does man-of-the-earth mean? 

• MAN-OF-THE-EARTH (noun)
  The noun MAN-OF-THE-EARTH has 2 senses:

1. a morning glory with long roots of western United States

2. tropical American prostrate or climbing herbaceous perennial having an enormous starchy root; sometimes held to be source of the sweet potato

  Familiarity information: MAN-OF-THE-EARTH used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MAN-OF-THE-EARTH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A morning glory with long roots of western United States

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Ipomoea leptophylla; man-of-the-earth

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:

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 ("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)