Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A morning-glory, Ipomœa leptophylla, found on the dry plains of Colorado and in adjacent regions.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun a flowering plant in the
gourd family (Cucurbitaceae ),genusMarah , native to westernNorth America
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
chained_bear commented on the word manroot
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
reesetee commented on the word manroot
Haha! I never knew that!
March 24, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word manroot
This word has come up in conversation over on beetroot.
October 1, 2008
rolig commented on the word manroot
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
chained_bear commented on the word manroot
Hmm. Maybe it goes through phases, vacillating between lascivious-old-man and coyness.
October 1, 2008
reesetee commented on the word manroot
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
Prolagus commented on the word manroot
Hmmm... what's a reesetee, anyhow?
April 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word manroot
I'll never tell.
April 4, 2011