ipomoea noun. [ɪpǝ'mi:ǝ] L18.
[mod. Latin (see below), from Greek ip- ips woodworm + homoios like.]
Botany. Any of various mostly tropical twining or creeping plants of the genus Ipomoea, of the bindweed family, which includes the morning glory, I. purpurea, and many other ornamentals, and the sweet potato, I. batatas.

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