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Webster 1913 Edition
Ipomoea
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Ipˊo-mœ′a
(ĭpˊō̍-mē′ȧ)
, p
rop.
Noun.
[NL. “Named, according to Linnæus, from Gr.
ἴψ
, ἰπός
, a bindweed [which it is not], and ὅμοιοσ
like.” Gray.
] (Bot.)
A genus of twining plants with showy monopetalous flowers, including the morning-glory, the sweet potato, and the cypress vine.
Definition 2024
Ipomoea
Ipomoea
See also: ipomoea
Translingual
Proper noun
Ipomoea f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Convolvulaceae – many plants, including morning glory and sweet potato.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I - clades; Solanales - order; Convolvulaceae - family; Convolvuloideae - subfamily; Ipomoeeae - tribe
ipomoea
ipomoea
See also: Ipomoea
English
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.