manroot

manroot
a flowering plant in the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae),genus Marah, native to western North America
Syn: wild cucumber, cucumber gourd

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  • Manroot — For the morning glories called manroot , see Wild Potato Vine and Ipomoea leptophylla. Manroots, Cucumber Gourd Coastal Manroot Marah oreganus Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia

  • manroot — /man rooht , root /, n. man of the earth. [MAN1 + ROOT1] * * * …   Universalium

  • manroot — noun tropical American prostrate or climbing herbaceous perennial having an enormous starchy root; sometimes held to be source of the sweet potato • Syn: ↑wild potato vine, ↑wild sweet potato vine, ↑man of the earth, ↑scammonyroot, ↑Ipomoea… …   Useful english dictionary

  • colorado manroot — noun Usage: usually capitalized C : man of the earth …   Useful english dictionary

  • ôkwe ukteæ' — manroot …   Mingo semantic fields

  • Marah watsonii — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) …   Wikipedia

  • Marah oreganus — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) …   Wikipedia

  • Marah macrocarpus — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) …   Wikipedia

  • Marah fabaceus — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) …   Wikipedia

  • man-of-the-earth — noun 1. tropical American prostrate or climbing herbaceous perennial having an enormous starchy root; sometimes held to be source of the sweet potato • Syn: ↑wild potato vine, ↑wild sweet potato vine, ↑manroot, ↑scammonyroot, ↑Ipomoea panurata,… …   Useful english dictionary

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