COMMON MORNING GLORY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does common morning glory mean? 

• COMMON MORNING GLORY (noun)
  The noun COMMON MORNING GLORY has 2 senses:

1. annual or perennial climbing herb of Central America having sky-blue flowers; most commonly cultivated morning glory

2. pantropical annual climbing herb with funnel-shaped blue, purple, pink or white flowers

  Familiarity information: COMMON MORNING GLORY used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COMMON MORNING GLORY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Annual or perennial climbing herb of Central America having sky-blue flowers; most commonly cultivated morning glory

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

common morning glory; Ipomoea tricolor

Hypernyms ("common morning glory" is a kind of...):

morning glory (any of various twining vines having funnel-shaped flowers that close late in the day)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Pantropical annual climbing herb with funnel-shaped blue, purple, pink or white flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

common morning glory; Ipomoea purpurea

Hypernyms ("common morning glory" is a kind of...):

morning glory (any of various twining vines having funnel-shaped flowers that close late in the day)