Definition of Man-of-the-earth

1. Noun. A morning glory with long roots of western United States.

Exact synonyms: Ipomoea Leptophylla
Generic synonyms: Morning Glory

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

Lexicographical Neighbors of Man-of-the-earth

man-killer
man-machine
man-machine systems
man-made
man-made fiber
man-mark
man-midwife
man-midwives
man-milk
man-month
man-months
man-o'-war
man-o'-war suit
man-o-war
man-of-letters
man-of-the-earth (current term)
man-of-war
man-of-war bird
man-on-a-horse
man-portable
man-pussies
man-size
man-sized
man-stealer
man-stealers
man-tiger
man-tigers
man-to-man

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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