Found 2 items, similar to Ipomoea leptophylla.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: Ipomoea leptophylla
Ipomoea leptophylla
n : long-rooted morning glory of western United States [syn:
man-of-the-earth]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Ipomoea leptophylla
man-of-the-earth
\man-of-the-earth\ n.
1. (Bot.) A long-rooted morning glory (
Ipomoea leptophylla)
of Western U. S.
Syn: man of the earth,
Ipomoea leptophylla.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. A tropical American prostrate or climbing herbaceous
perennial (
Ipomoea panurata or
Ipomoea fastigiata)
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, manroot, scammonyroot,
Ipomoea panurata,
Ipomoea fastigiata.
[WordNet 1.5]
man-of-the-earth
\man-of-the-earth\ n.
1. (Bot.) A long-rooted morning glory (
Ipomoea leptophylla)
of Western U. S.
Syn: man of the earth,
Ipomoea leptophylla.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. A tropical American prostrate or climbing herbaceous
perennial (
Ipomoea panurata or
Ipomoea fastigiata)
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, manroot, scammonyroot,
Ipomoea panurata,
Ipomoea fastigiata.
[WordNet 1.5]