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cypress vine

noun

  1. a tropical American vine, Ipomoea quamoclit (or Quamoclit pennata ), of the morning glory family, having finely divided leaves and tubular scarlet flowers.

cypress vine

noun

  1. a tropical American convolvulaceous climbing plant, Ipomoea pennata, having finely divided compound leaves and scarlet or white tubular flowers

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cypress vine1

An Americanism dating back to 1810–20

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Example Sentences

She had a cypress vine planted this year, on one side, and a moon vine on the other.

What meant that long green mound stretching at my side, that broken shaft, twined with the cypress vine?

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