morning glory
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Noun (1)
- any of various twining vines having funnel-shaped flowers that close late in the dayType of vineKinds common morning glory, imperial Japanese morning glory, cypress vine, moonflower, railroad vine, man-of-the-earth, Japanese morning glory, red morning-glory, sweet potato, wild potato vine +1 moreMember of Ipomoea, genus Ipomoea
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Morn′ing-glo′ry noun
Botany A climbing plant (Ipomoea purpurea) having handsome, funnel-shaped flowers, usually red, pink, purple, white, or variegated, sometimes pale blue. See Dextrorsal.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54