manroot
nounEtymology From man + root.
1
A flowering plant in the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae), genus Marah, native to western North America.
› Any member of two species of morning glory:
2
Ipomoea leptophylla.
3
Ipomoea pandurata.
- Synonyms
- wild cucumber, cucumber gourd, bush moonflower, man-of-the-earth, bigroot morning-glory, wild potato-vine, wild sweet-potato-vine