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Definition of Manroot
1. Noun. Tropical American prostrate or climbing herbaceous perennial having an enormous starchy root; sometimes held to be source of the sweet potato.
Generic synonyms: Morning Glory
Definition of Manroot
1. Noun. a flowering plant in the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae),genus Marah, native to western North America ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Manroot
Literary usage of Manroot
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. American Druggist (1889)
"... both species comprised under the vernacular name of manroot. The active
principle seems to be most developed in the enormous rhizome. ..."
2. California Garden-flowers, Shrubs, Trees and Vines: Being Mainly Suggestions by Edward James Wickson (1914)
"The "wild cucumber" or "manroot," though a weed in a watermelon field, is beautiful,
with its free summer growth of light-green, ivy-like foliage and ..."
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