morning glory
Any of several members of the family ConvolvulaceaeAny of several members of the family Convolvulaceae; climbing plants with trumpet shaped flowers.
» I have zinnias and morning glories in my garden.
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4 senses(countable, uncountable)Any of several members of the family Convolvulaceae; climbing plants with trumpet shaped flowers.
die Trichterwinde, Prunkwinde
ипоме́яipoméja, у́треннее сия́ниеútrenneje sijánije
(UK, countable, informal, uncountable)An involuntary erection present upon waking.
(countable, uncountable)A morning bout of love-making.
(countable, uncountable)A rolling cloud in the shape of a cylinder; a roll cloud.
- any of various twining vines having funnel-shaped flowers that close late in the day
Examples
2 sentencesI have zinnias and morning glories in my garden.
The morning glory is an invasive plant that climbs over everything.
Translations
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Origin
The flowers are so named because they open early in the morning, and the clouds are so calThe flowers are so named because they open early in the morning, and the clouds are so called because they typically occur in the morning.
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Forms
plural: morning gloriesSynonyms
2 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.