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morning glory

(Encyclopedia)CE5 Morning glory, Convolvulus arvensis morning glory, common name for members of the Convolvulaceae, a family of herbs, shrubs, and small trees (many of them climbing forms) inhabiting warm regio...

morning star

(Encyclopedia)morning star: see evening star. ...

dodder

(Encyclopedia)dodder: see morning glory.

moonflower

(Encyclopedia)moonflower: see morning glory.

bindweed

(Encyclopedia)bindweed: see morning glory.

scammony

(Encyclopedia)scammony: see morning glory.

convolvulus

(Encyclopedia)convolvulus kənvŏlˈvyələs [key]: see morning glory. ...

doxology

(Encyclopedia)doxology dŏksŏlˈəjē [key] [Gr. doxa=glory] formulaic ascription of praise to God, encountered in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic tradition. The best-known doxologies of the Christian church are Gl...

sweet potato

(Encyclopedia)sweet potato, trailing perennial plant (Ipomoea batatas) of the family Convolvulaceae (morning glory family), native to the New World tropics. Cultivated from ancient times by the Aztecs for its edibl...

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