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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