manroot

English

coast manroot (Marah oreganus)

Ipomoea leptophylla (bush moonflower, man-of-the-earth)

Ipomoea pandurata (wild potato vine)

Etymology

man +‎ root

Noun

manroot (plural manroots)

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

Synonyms

(plant of genus Marah): wild cucumber, cucumber gourd
(Ipomoea leptophylla): bush moonflower, man-of-the-earth
(Ipomoea pandurata): bigroot morning-glory, man-of-the-earth, wild potato-vine, wild sweet-potato-vine

References

Marah on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Marah on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
manroot on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Ipomoea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Anagrams

Moronta, moon rat, moonrat

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