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.
An Americanism dating back to 1805–15
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She had a Spanish-style house with bright morning glory vines where she hosted a neighborhood screening of “To Catch a Thief” on her front lawn.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2025
"Bill, you beautiful specimen of a man," gushed James Corden, "For so much of my life, you were my morning glory and I will miss waking up with you every day."
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2022
Although most gardeners have a complicated relationship with morning glory, this singular annual is a treasure and will not colonize the garden like nasty bindweed.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 2, 2022
I’ll go first: Many years ago, I sowed a handful of morning glory seeds at the foot of the arbor surrounding my front gate.
From Washington Times ● May 24, 2022
Sentences wandered through the report like morning glory through the pickets of a fence.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
The analysis showed average air temperatures below 66 or above 77 degrees Fahrenheit made fomesafen, glyphosate, and mesotrione -- representing three herbicide sites of action -- less effective on waterhemp, giant foxtail, and morning-glory species.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 19, 2024
It’s lovely in its way, with a mass of morning-glory vines softening things up, and, in lieu of actual trees, a mural of woodland scenes painted along the outside wall.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 28, 2010
Today, beside its faded sofa, ancient radio with morning-glory horn, and murals of Charlestoning showgirls, stands a television set.
From Time Magazine Archive
So thick were the morning-glory vines on some of the islets that the scientists had to hack their way through with machetes.
From Time Magazine Archive
The morning-glory vines on the lattice reached up and out; brushed by the wind, they made a sheltering veil.
From The Plow-Woman by Eleanor Gates
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