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morning glory
n.
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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morn′ing glo`ry
or morn′ing-glo`ry,
n.
any of various plants, esp. of the genera Ipomoea and Convolvulus, as I. purpurea, a twining plant having cordate leaves and funnel-shaped flowers of various colors, often opening only in the morning.
[1805–15, Amer.]
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| Noun | 1. |  morning glory - any of various twining vines having funnel-shaped flowers that close late in the daygenus Ipomoea, Ipomoea - morning glory Ipomoea purpurea, common morning glory - pantropical annual climbing herb with funnel-shaped blue, purple, pink or white flowers common morning glory, Ipomoea tricolor - annual or perennial climbing herb of Central America having sky-blue flowers; most commonly cultivated morning glory cypress vine, Indian pink, Ipomoea quamoclit, Quamoclit pennata, star-glory - tropical American annual climber having red (sometimes white) flowers and finely dissected leaves; naturalized in United States and elsewhere belle de nuit, Ipomoea alba, moonflower - pantropical climber having white fragrant nocturnal flowers Ipomoea batatas, sweet potato, sweet potato vine - pantropical vine widely cultivated in several varieties for its large sweet tuberous root with orange flesh manroot, scammonyroot, wild potato vine, wild sweet potato vine, Ipomoea fastigiata, Ipomoea panurata, man-of-the-earth - tropical American prostrate or climbing herbaceous perennial having an enormous starchy root; sometimes held to be source of the sweet potato Ipomoea coccinea, red morning-glory, star ipomoea - annual herb having scarlet flowers; the eastern United States Ipomoea leptophylla, man-of-the-earth - a morning glory with long roots of western United States Ipomoea orizabensis, scammony - tropical American morning glory beach morning glory, Ipomoea pes-caprae, railroad vine - a prostrate perennial of coastal sand dunes Florida to Texas Ipomoea nil, Japanese morning glory - annual Old World tropical climbing herb distinguished by wide color range and frilled or double flowers imperial Japanese morning glory, Ipomoea imperialis - hybrid from Ipomoea nil vine - a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface |
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مَجْد الصَّباح: لَبْلاب
svlačec
hajnalka
klukkubróîir
pupenec
gündüz sefası
morning
(ˈmoːniŋ) noun the first part of the day, approximately up to noon. this morning; tomorrow morning.
morning-ˈafter pill noun a contraceptive pill that a woman can take soon after having sex.
morning glory any of various vines with funnel-shaped purple, blue, pink or white flowers that bloom early in the day.
ˈmorning dress noun the clothes worn by a man for very formal events (eg weddings) held during the day.
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