scammonyroot meaning

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scammonyroot (noun): tropical American prostrate or climbing herbaceous perennial having an enormous starchy root; sometimes held to be source of the sweet potato.

Definition of scammonyroot

  1. tropical American prostrate or climbing herbaceous perennial having an enormous starchy root; sometimes held to be source of the sweet potato

    Synonyms: wild potato vine, wild sweet potato vine, man-of-the-earth, manroot, Ipomoea panurata, Ipomoea fastigiata

    Type of: morning glory

Word lists: words starting with SC · words ending in OT · 12-letter words

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