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[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Coast_Manroot_%28Marah_oreganus%29_%282191218467%29.jpg/220px-Coast_Manroot_%28Marah_oreganus%29_%282191218467%29.jpg)
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Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]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
Synonyms
[edit]- (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
[edit]Marah on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Marah on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
manroot on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Ipomoea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies