Life-of-man

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  life-of-man \life-of-man\ n.
     An unarmed woody rhizomatous perennial plant ({Aralia
     racemosa}) distinguished from wild sarsaparilla by more
     aromatic roots and panicled umbels; it grows from
     Southeastern North America to Mexico.
  


     Syn: American spikenard, petty morel, {Aralia racemosa}.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  life-of-man
       n : unarmed woody rhizomatous perennial plant distinguished from
           wild sarsaparilla by more aromatic roots and panicled
           umbels; southeastern North America to Mexico [syn: {American
           spikenard}, {petty morel}, {Aralia racemosa}]