morning glory

or morn·ing-glo·ry

noun

any of various plants, especially 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.

a racehorse that runs faster in morning workouts than in afternoon races.

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Origin of morning glory

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15

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Examples from the Web for morning-glory

A morning-glory vine hanging from a guy wire stirs, like a heavy curtain, in the cool morning breeze.
Stanley Booth on the Life and Hard Times of Blues Genius Furry Lewis|Stanley Booth|June 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But they say he was a bust anyway—just a morning-glory—and didn't know his luck.
Winner Take All|Larry Evans
For through the morning-glory vines two bright eyes were peering at her.
The Flower Princess|Abbie Farwell Brown
In the Dandelion the stigma is split in halves, while in the morning-glory it is not split but has three little knobs.
Through a Microscope|Samuel Wells

Now I think it would be nice to be a morning-glory vine and grow up and up.
The Story of Opal|Opal Whiteley
The fourth side was covered in summer with morning-glory vines, planted by Jack, and trained to run up on strings.
Phaeton Rogers|Rossiter Johnson

British Dictionary definitions for morning-glory

morning-glory

noun plural -ries

any of various mainly tropical convolvulaceous plants of the genus Ipomoea and related genera, with trumpet-shaped blue, pink, or white flowers, which close in late afternoon

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