cypress vine

noun

: a tropical American annual vine (Ipomoea quamoclit synonym Quamoclit pennata) of the morning-glory family with usually red or white tubular flowers and finely dissected leaves

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Recent Examples on the Web

The scramble of Alyssium, begonia, black-eyed Susan, cardinal, chrysanthemum, corropsis, cypress vine, daisy, primrose, lady’s mantle, lobelia, marigold, nasturtium, runner bean, sedum, sunflower, thyme and tomato creates clusters of red, yellow, gold, green, purple, white and pink. —courant.com, 9 Aug. 2020

Ipomoea quamoclit is the cypress vine or cardinal climber. —Howard Garrett, Dallas News, 9 Aug. 2021

Ipomoea Quamoclit The cypress vine grows from 6 to 25 feet in a beautiful scarlet color. —The Editors Of Organic Life, Good Housekeeping, 27 July 2016

Or being smothered by cypress vine, one of the few plants that truly loved my garden and showed it by covering every surface, including chairs, tables, a huge smoker and a grill. —Leslie Eaton, idahostatesman, 10 Jan. 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1819, in the meaning defined above