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单词 ipomoea
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ip•o•moe•a  (ip′ə mēə, ī′pā-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologyany plant belonging to the genus Ipomoea, of the morning glory family, certain species of which are cultivated for their large, showy flowers.
  2. Drugsthe dried root of certain varieties of plants of this genus, yielding a resin sometimes used as a cathartic.
  • Greek īp- (stem of îps) worm + hómoia, neuter plural of hómoios like; see homeo-
  • Neo-Latin (Linnaeus)

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
ipomoea /ˌɪpəˈmɪə ˌaɪ-/ n
  1. any tropical or subtropical convolvulaceous plant of the genus Ipomoea, such as the morning-glory, sweet potato, and jalap, having trumpet-shaped flowers
  2. the dried root of a Mexican species, I. orizabensis, which yields a cathartic resin
Etymology: 18th Century: New Latin, from Greek ips worm + homoios like
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