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Ipomoea

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Ip`o`moe´a    (ĭp`ô`mē´å)
n.1.(Bot.) A genus of twining plants with showy monopetalous flowers, including the morning-glory, the sweet potato, and the cypress vine.
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Noun1.IpomoeaIpomoea - morning glory
genus Ipomoea
dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus - genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
Convolvulaceae, family Convolvulaceae, morning-glory family - morning glory; bindweed; sweet potato; plants having trumpet-shaped flowers and a climbing or twining habit
morning glory - any of various twining vines having funnel-shaped flowers that close late in the day
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Ipomoea 'Terrace Lime' has heart-shaped, yellow-green leaves, and Ipomoea 'Blackie' has the same foliage in burgundy.
SHRUBS PERENNIALLY SHUNNED by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Ipomoea batatas also comes in a striking shade of green called Terrace Lime, as well as a green leaf with white and pink variegation called Pink Frost.
FRESH PICK WHAT TO PLANT THIS WEEK IPOMOEA BATATAS by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Ipomoea pes-caprae and Merremia borneensis in the morning glow family don't track the sun's passage exactly, but they do generally keep blooms facing sun-ward during the flowering season, say Sandra Patino of the Instituto Humboldt in Bogota, Colombia, and her colleagues.
Tropical plants grow cool flowers. (Botany) by Science News
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