ipomoea
[ip-uh-mee-uh, ahy-pey-]
- 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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Origin of ipomoea
< New Latin (Linnaeus) < Greek īp- (stem of îps) worm + hómoia, neuter plural of hómoios like; see homeo-
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It is overrun with low bushes, and a few other plants, such as the large purple-flowered Bossioea, and Ipomoea maritima.
The Ipomoea Horsfalliae, with its bright scarlet flowers, has a lovely appearance, but must be treated as a stove evergreen.
Gardening for the MillionAlfred Pink
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, MxicoRobert K Selander
Species such as Ipomoea purpurea and Phaseolus, which exhibit this power equally well in light and darkness.
ipomoea
- 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
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Word Origin
C18: New Latin, from Greek ips worm + homoios like
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