morning glory

noun

: any of various usually twining plants (genus Ipomoea of the family Convolvulaceae, the morning-glory family) with showy trumpet-shaped flowers

broadly : an herb, shrub, or tree of the morning-glory family

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Also, morning glory muffins for breakfast and tuna melts for lunch. —

Sam Sifton, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025 Vining vegetables and flowers, like beans, peas, moonflowers, and morning glories. —

Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Jan. 2025 While sweet potatoes are categorized as morning glory, white potatoes belong in the same group as tomatoes, tobacco, chile peppers, eggplants, and petunia. —

Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 4 Sep. 2024 For instance, Anders Hamilton’s delicate ceramic morning glories, made with the ashes of botanicals, will be installed in both the atrium and the courtyard directly behind it. —

Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for morning glory