ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ noun
( plural men-of-the-earth or men-of-the-earths )
1. : an American morning glory ( Ipomoea pandurata ) having an enormous starchy root — called also manroot, wild potato
2. : a long rooted morning glory ( Ipomoea leptophylla ) of the western United States