morning glory

or morning-glory

noun

any of various plants, especially of the genera Ipomoea and Convolvulus, as I. purpurea, a twining plant having cordate leaves and funnel-shaped flowers of various colors, often opening only in the morning.

a racehorse that runs faster in morning workouts than in afternoon races.

Origin of morning glory

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15

Words nearby morning glory

morning, morning after, morning-after pill, morning coat, morning dress, morning glory, morning glory family, morning gun, morning line, mornings, morning sickness

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Example sentences from the Web for morning glory

A morning-glory vine hanging from a guy wire stirs, like a heavy curtain, in the cool morning breeze.
Stanley Booth on the Life and Hard Times of Blues Genius Furry Lewis|Stanley Booth|June 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But they say he was a bust anyway—just a morning-glory—and didn't know his luck.
Winner Take All|Larry Evans
For through the morning-glory vines two bright eyes were peering at her.
The Flower Princess|Abbie Farwell Brown
In the Dandelion the stigma is split in halves, while in the morning-glory it is not split but has three little knobs.
Through a Microscope|Samuel Wells

Now I think it would be nice to be a morning-glory vine and grow up and up.
The Story of Opal|Opal Whiteley
The fourth side was covered in summer with morning-glory vines, planted by Jack, and trained to run up on strings.
Phaeton Rogers|Rossiter Johnson

British Dictionary definitions for morning glory

morning-glory

noun plural -ries

any of various mainly tropical convolvulaceous plants of the genus Ipomoea and related genera, with trumpet-shaped blue, pink, or white flowers, which close in late afternoon

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	morning glory
释义	morning glory or morning-glory noun any of various plants, especially of the genera Ipomoea and Convolvulus, as I. purpurea, a twining plant having cordate leaves and funnel-shaped flowers of various colors, often opening only in the morning. a racehorse that runs faster in morning workouts than in afternoon races. Origin of morning glory An Americanism dating back to 1805–15 Words nearby morning glory morning, morning after, morning-after pill, morning coat, morning dress, morning glory, morning glory family, morning gun, morning line, mornings, morning sickness Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for morning glory A morning-glory vine hanging from a guy wire stirs, like a heavy curtain, in the cool morning breeze. Stanley Booth on the Life and Hard Times of Blues Genius Furry Lewis\|Stanley Booth\|June 7, 2014\|DAILY BEAST But they say he was a bust anyway—just a morning-glory—and didn't know his luck. Winner Take All\|Larry Evans For through the morning-glory vines two bright eyes were peering at her. The Flower Princess\|Abbie Farwell Brown In the Dandelion the stigma is split in halves, while in the morning-glory it is not split but has three little knobs. Through a Microscope\|Samuel Wells Now I think it would be nice to be a morning-glory vine and grow up and up. The Story of Opal\|Opal Whiteley The fourth side was covered in summer with morning-glory vines, planted by Jack, and trained to run up on strings. Phaeton Rogers\|Rossiter Johnson British Dictionary definitions for morning glory morning-glory noun plural -ries any of various mainly tropical convolvulaceous plants of the genus Ipomoea and related genera, with trumpet-shaped blue, pink, or white flowers, which close in late afternoon Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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