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Definition of Man-of-the-earth
1. Noun. A morning glory with long roots of western United States.
2. Noun. Tropical American prostrate or climbing herbaceous perennial having an enormous starchy root; sometimes held to be source of the sweet potato.
Exact synonyms: Ipomoea Fastigiata, Ipomoea Panurata, Manroot, Scammonyroot, Wild Potato Vine, Wild Sweet Potato Vine
Generic synonyms: Morning Glory
Generic synonyms: Morning Glory
Lexicographical Neighbors of Man-of-the-earth
Literary usage of Man-of-the-earth
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Apocalypse: A Series of Special Lectures on the Revelation of Jesus by Joseph Augustus Seiss (1865)
"15), who is described as " The Man of the Earth" and who meets his fate in the
great judgment time. According to the uniform patristic application of this ..."
2. Sermons Bearing on Subjects of the Day by John Henry Newman, William John Copeland (1869)
"... and Thine ear hearkeneth thereto; to help the fatherless and poor unlo their
right, that the man of the earth be no more exalted against them. ..."
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