Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A morning-glory, Ipomœa leptophylla, found on the dry plains of Colorado and in adjacent regions.

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  • noun a flowering plant in the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae),genus Marah, native to western North America

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

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Examples

  • These wild cucumbers however have nothing to do with the wild cucumber of North America, known as manroot, which are shorter, rounder and spiky.

    At My Table 2007

  • These wild cucumbers however have nothing to do with the wild cucumber of North America, known as manroot, which are shorter, rounder and spiky.

    Archive 2007-11-01 2007

  • There have been some pretty silly metaphors used in romances in the past i.e. manroot and I wonder if that hasn’t led to a distrust of all use of metaphor among some romance readers.

    The Element of Style 2007

  • There have been some pretty silly metaphors used in romances in the past i.e. manroot and I wonder if that hasn’t led to a distrust of all use of metaphor among some romance readers.

    Dear Author: Romance Novel Reviews, Industry News, and Commentary » The Element of Style » Print 2007

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  • The first time I saw this word was in a romance novel (bodice-ripper) and I laughed until my sides hurt. How delightful that it's an actual plant!

    March 22, 2008

  • Haha! I never knew that!

    March 24, 2008

  • This word has come up in conversation over on beetroot.

    October 1, 2008

  • Yeah, Weirdnet somehow missed the usual gay-porn meaning of this word. Or maybe it didn't want to be too obvious.

    October 1, 2008

  • Hmm. Maybe it goes through phases, vacillating between lascivious-old-man and coyness.

    October 1, 2008

  • I don't know about gay porn specifically. This word gets an awful lot of use in straight romance novels.

    Not that I'd know firsthand.

    October 2, 2008

  • Hmmm... what's a reesetee, anyhow?

    April 1, 2011

  • I'll never tell.

    April 4, 2011