| 单词 | man-of-the-earth |
| 释义 | man-of-the-earth (once / 787955 pages) n WORD FAMILY man-of-the-earth USAGE EXAMPLES"I wrote his dedication in English, for he understands neither Hebrew nor German, the miserable, purse-proud, vanity-eaten Man-of-the-Earth." Zangwill, Israel, Children of the Ghetto—A Study of...(2010) One has to dig deep to find the huge, fleshy, potato-like root from which the vine derived its name of man-of-the-earth. Blanchan, Neltje, Wild Flowers—An Aid to Knowledge of...(2010) "Was it made of sapphire?" asked Meckisch, who was rather a Man-of-the-Earth. Zangwill, Israel, Children of the Ghetto—A Study of...(2010) 1n a morning glory with long roots of western United States Syn|Hyper Ipomoea leptophylla morning glory any of various twining vines having funnel-shaped flowers that close late in the day 2n tropical American prostrate or climbing herbaceous perennial having an enormous starchy root; sometimes held to be source of the sweet potato Syn|Hyper Ipomoea fastigiata, Ipomoea panurata, manroot, scammonyroot, wild potato vine, wild sweet potato vine morning glory any of various twining vines having funnel-shaped flowers that close late in the day |
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