morning glory
noun
: any of various usually twining plants (genus Ipomoea of the family Convolvulaceae, the morning-glory family) with showy trumpet-shaped flowers
broadly : an herb, shrub, or tree of the morning-glory family
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Surrounded by acres of scrub, cactus and spotty stands of junipers, Little Hackberry Wash feeds a slender green corridor of lush mesquite, hackberry and desert willows, many entwined in morning glory and scarlet creeper vines. 
Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 15 Sep. 2022 The morning glory salad at Jitlada is my go-to salad in the summer, winter, spring and fall. Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2022 Singsanong’s salad starts with fresh bunches of water spinach (morning glory). Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2022 True blue is a rare color in the garden, but 'Blue Daze' Evolvulus, a dwarf morning glory, offers it in spades. Terri Robertson, Country Living, 22 June 2022 Calico aster, eastern white pine, southern sugar maple, scarlet morning glory. Tiana Clark, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2021 Lastly, ground morning glory (Convolvulus sabatius) is my go-to ground cover that will make do with very little water once established and is useful for helping to stabilize hills that suffer soil erosion. Earl Nickel, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Sep. 2021 Using everything from oyster castles to water boulevards, morning glory vines to dune fences, the push is on to create living coastlines, engineered to channel nature’s powers rather than hold them at bay. Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Sep. 2021 Continue to plant summer color such as lantana and pentas, but add fall color plants like asters, celosia, cosmos, marigolds, morning glory, Joseph’s coat, ornamental grasses, Mexican bush sage and zinnias. Howard Garrett, Dallas News, 28 June 2021 See More
Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 15 Sep. 2022 The morning glory salad at Jitlada is my go-to salad in the summer, winter, spring and fall. Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2022 Singsanong’s salad starts with fresh bunches of water spinach (morning glory). Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2022 True blue is a rare color in the garden, but 'Blue Daze' Evolvulus, a dwarf morning glory, offers it in spades. Terri Robertson, Country Living, 22 June 2022 Calico aster, eastern white pine, southern sugar maple, scarlet morning glory. Tiana Clark, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2021 Lastly, ground morning glory (Convolvulus sabatius) is my go-to ground cover that will make do with very little water once established and is useful for helping to stabilize hills that suffer soil erosion. Earl Nickel, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Sep. 2021 Using everything from oyster castles to water boulevards, morning glory vines to dune fences, the push is on to create living coastlines, engineered to channel nature’s powers rather than hold them at bay. Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Sep. 2021 Continue to plant summer color such as lantana and pentas, but add fall color plants like asters, celosia, cosmos, marigolds, morning glory, Joseph’s coat, ornamental grasses, Mexican bush sage and zinnias. Howard Garrett, Dallas News, 28 June 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1814, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
morning glory
noun
: a vine that climbs by twisting around something and has large trumpet-shaped flowers that close in bright sunshine