IPOMOEA

Ipomoea, genus Ipomoea

(noun) morning glory

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

ipomoea (plural ipomoeas)

(botany) Any of the genus Ipomoea of twining plants with showy monopetalous flowers, including the morning glory, the sweet potato, and the cypress vine.

Source: Wiktionary


Ip`o*moe"a, n. Etym: [NL. "Named, according to Linnæus, from Gr. 'i`ps, 'ipo`s, a bindweed [which it is not]

Definition: , and Gray.] (Bot.) A genus of twining plants with showy monopetalous flowers, including the morning-glory, the sweet potato, and the cypress vine.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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