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ip⋅o⋅moe⋅a

   [ip-uh-mee-uh, ahy-pey-]
–noun
1. any plant belonging to the genus Ipomoea, of the morning glory family, certain species of which are cultivated for their large, showy flowers.
2. the dried root of certain varieties of plants of this genus, yielding a resin sometimes used as a cathartic.
Origin:
< NL (Linnaeus) < Gk īp- (s. of îps) worm + hómoia, neut. pl. of hómoios like; see homeo-
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ipomoea

noun
morning glory 

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Ipomoea

Ip`o*m[oe]"a\, n. [NL. "Named, according to Linn[ae]us, from Gr. 'i`ps, 'ipo`s, a bindweed [which it is not], and ? like." --Gray.] (Bot.) A genus of twining plants with showy monopetalous flowers, including the morning-glory, the sweet potato, and the cypress vine.

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