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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ipomoea \Ip`o*m[oe]"a\, n. [NL. ``Named, according to Linn[ae]us, from Gr 'i`ps, 'ipo`s, a bindweed [which it is not], and ? like.'' --Gray.] (Bot.) A genus of twining plants with showy monopetalous flowers, including the morning-glory, the sweet potato, and the cypress vine. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tiger's-foot \Ti"ger's-foot`\, n. (Bot.) A name given to some species of morning-glory ({Ipom[oe]a}) having the leaves lobed in pedate fashion. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Ipomoea n : morning glory [syn: {Ipomoea}, {genus Ipomoea}]
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