Morning-glory definition

môrniŋglôrē
Any of numerous, usually twining vines of the genus Ipomoea and other genera of the family Convolvulaceae, having trumpet-shaped, variously colored flowers that typically are open for only a day.
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Any of a genus (Ipomoea) of plants of the morning-glory family; esp., a twining annual vine (I. purpurea), with heart-shaped leaves and trumpet-shaped flowers of lavender, blue, pink, or white.
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Designating a family (Convolvulaceae, order Solanales) of twining dicotyledonous vines and some erect shrubs and trees with flowers having five sepals and a funnel-shaped corolla, including some bindweeds and the jalaps and sweet potatoes.
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Several members of the Convolvulaceae family; climbing plants with trumpet shaped flowers.
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(informal) An involuntary erection present on waking.
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A rolling cloud in the shape of a cylinder.
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Other Word Forms

Noun

Singular:
morning-glory
Plural:
morning-glories

Morning-glory Sentence Examples

  • The most characteristic members of the order are twining plants with generally smooth heart-shaped leaves and large showy white or purple flowers, as, for instance, the greater bindweed of English hedges, Calystegia sepium, and many species of the genus Ipomaea, the largest of the order, including the "convolvulus major" of gardens, and morning glory.

  • September's flower is the aster or morning glory.

  • Mother Nature - freshly picked magic mushrooms, poppies, fly agaric toadstools, datura, morning glory seeds.

  • Sweet potatoes are a close relative to the morning glory.

  • The song was the third single from the 1995 album (What's The Story) Morning Glory and thanks to heavy MTV rotation, it stormed up the charts.

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