ipomoea
any plant belonging to the genus Ipomoea, of the morning glory family, certain species of which are cultivated for their large, showy flowers.
the dried root of certain varieties of plants of this genus, yielding a resin sometimes used as a cathartic.
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How to use ipomoea in a sentence
On several occasions we watched them pursue lizards (Holbrookia propinqua) at the margins of clumps of Croton and ipomoea.
Vertebrates from the Barrier Island of Tamaulipas, Mxico | Robert K SelanderA pretty yellow ipomoea formed dense festoons between the trees that fringed the waters.
Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia | Ludwig LeichhardtSpecies such as ipomoea purpurea and Phaseolus, which exhibit this power equally well in light and darkness.
The ipomoea Horsfalliae, with its bright scarlet flowers, has a lovely appearance, but must be treated as a stove evergreen.
Gardening for the Million | Alfred PinkIt is overrun with low bushes, and a few other plants, such as the large purple-flowered Bossioea, and ipomoea maritima.
British Dictionary definitions for ipomoea
/ (ˌɪpəˈmɪə, ˌaɪ-) /
any tropical or subtropical convolvulaceous plant of the genus Ipomoea, such as the morning-glory, sweet potato, and jalap, having trumpet-shaped flowers
the dried root of a Mexican species, I. orizabensis, which yields a cathartic resin
Origin of ipomoea
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