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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

man-of-the-earth

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01 n. A long-rooted morning glory (Ipomoea leptophylla) of Western U. S.
  1. 1.
    A long-rooted morning glory (Ipomoea leptophylla) of Western U. S.(Bot.)
  2. 2.
    A tropical American prostrate or climbing herbaceous perennial (Ipomoea panurata or Ipomoea fastigiata) having an enormous starchy root; sometimes held to be source of the sweet potato.
Syn. man of the earth, Ipomoea leptophylla. — Syn. -- wild potato vine, wild sweet potato vine, man of the earth, manroot, scammonyroot, Ipomoea panurata, Ipomoea fastigiata.