man-root

The ‘man-root’, so named for its striking resemblance to the human body, has been used as a preventive tonic against disease and degeneration of the body for over 5,000 years in China.

The Tao of Health, Sex and Longevity Daniel Reid 1989

The name of ` man-root 'is given to it by the hunters from the similarity of its root in shape, and sometimes in size, to the body of a man.

The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire Mayne Reid 1850

We would keep the ` cimmaron 'for to-morrow; next day, the man-root; and the next, -- what next?

The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire Mayne Reid 1850

I’m told I tend to over-estimate sometimes, especially concerning things like the distance of my cast, the length of fish that got away, or the girth of my man-root.

Can You "Cast" Your Age? 2010

I’m told I tend to over-estimate sometimes, especially concerning things like the distance of my cast, the length of fish that got away, or the girth of my man-root.

Can You "Cast" Your Age? 2010

"` The Injun's right; it's _man-root_! 'said Garey, picking up some leaves which the Delaware had chopped off.

The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire Mayne Reid 1850