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Webster 1913 Edition
Ipomoea
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Ipˊo-mœ′a
(ĭpˊō̍-mē′ȧ)
, p
rop.
Noun.
[NL. “Named, according to Linnæus, from Gr.
ἴψ
, ἰπός
, a bindweed [which it is not], and ὅμοιοσ
like.” Gray.
] (Bot.)
A genus of twining plants with showy monopetalous flowers, including the morning-glory, the sweet potato, and the cypress vine.