life-of-man

1. 1.

   unarmed woody rhizomatous perennial plant distinguished from wild sarsaparilla by more aromatic roots and panicled umbels; southeastern North America to Mexico

   SynonymsAmerican spikenardpetty morelAralia racemosa

   Broadersubshrub

   Part ofgenus Aralia

Questions about life-of-man

What does life-of-man mean?

life-of-man means "unarmed woody rhizomatous perennial plant distinguished from wild sarsaparilla by more aromatic roots and panicled umbels; southeastern North America to Mexico".

How many syllables are in life-of-man?

life-of-man has 4 syllables: li-fe--of--man. The stress falls on "fe-".

What is another word for life-of-man?

Close synonyms include American spikenard, petty morel, Aralia racemosa. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is life-of-man a common word?

life-of-man is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.