- Tuberous morning glory
Tuberous morning glory can refer to these plants:
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Ipomoea batatas " or sweet potato
* "Merremia tuberosa " or Spanish arborvine
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Ipomoea — is also an album by the ethereal wave band Love Spirals Downwards, and a short story by John Rackham, published by Ace Books in 1969. Ipomoea Ipomoea carnea, called canudo de pita in Brazil … Wikipedia
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ipomoea — /ip euh mee euh, uy pay /, n. 1. any plant belonging to the genus Ipomoea, of the morning glory family, certain species of which are cultivated for their large, showy flowers. 2. the dried root of certain varieties of plants of this genus,… … Universalium
Convolvulaceae — Bindweed family Ipomoea imperati Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae … Wikipedia
man-of-the-earth — noun 1. tropical American prostrate or climbing herbaceous perennial having an enormous starchy root; sometimes held to be source of the sweet potato • Syn: ↑wild potato vine, ↑wild sweet potato vine, ↑manroot, ↑scammonyroot, ↑Ipomoea panurata,… … Useful english dictionary
sweet potato — 1. a plant, Ipomoea batatas, of the morning glory family, grown for its sweet, edible, tuberous roots. 2. the root itself, used as a vegetable. 3. Informal. ocarina. [1740 50, Amer.] * * * Food plant (Ipomoea batatas; family Convolvulaceae)… … Universalium
angiosperm — /an jee euh sperrm /, n. Bot. a plant having its seeds enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant. Cf. gymnosperm. [ANGIO + SPERM] * * * ▪ plant Introduction any member of the more than 300,000 species of flowering plants (division Anthophyta) … Universalium
Solanales — ▪ plant order Introduction potato order of flowering plants, including 5 families with 165 genera and more than 4,000 species. Two of the families are large and contain some of the most highly cultivated plants: Solanaceae (nightshades… … Universalium
sweet potato — noun 1. the edible tuberous root of the sweet potato vine which is grown widely in warm regions of the United States • Hypernyms: ↑root vegetable • Hyponyms: ↑yam • Part Holonyms: ↑sweet potato vine, ↑Ipomoea batatas 2. egg sha … Useful english dictionary
dumdum — Man Man (m[a^]n), n.; pl. {Men} (m[e^]n). [AS. mann, man, monn, mon; akin to OS., D., & OHG. man, G. mann, Icel. ma[eth]r, for mannr, Dan. Mand, Sw. man, Goth. manna, Skr. manu, manus, and perh. to Skr. man to think, and E. mind. [root]104. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
