manroot

A flowering plant in the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae), genus Marah, native to western North America.

Noun

  1. A flowering plant in the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae), genus Marah, native to western North America.
  2. Any member of two species of morning glory:
    1. Ipomoea leptophylla.

    2. Ipomoea pandurata.

Origin

From man + root.

Forms

manroots

Synonyms

wild cucumber cucumber gourd bush moonflower man-of-the-earth bigroot morning-glory wild potato-vine wild sweet-potato-vine