scammonyroot

Noun scammonyroot has 1 sense

• scammonyroot(n = noun.plant) ipomoea fastigiata, ipomoea panurata, man-of-the-earth, manroot, wild potato vine, wild sweet potato vine - tropical American prostrate or climbing herbaceous perennial having an enormous starchy root; sometimes held to be source of the sweet potato;
is a kind of morning glory