Main Entry: ip·o·moea

Pronunciation: \ˌip-ə-ˈmē-ə\

Function: noun

1 capitalized : a genus of herbaceous vines (family Convolvulaceae) that comprise forms (as the morning glories and the sweet potato, I. batatas) having showy bell- or funnel-shaped flowers and that include some which are sources of cathartic resins or psychoactive alkaloids (as lysergic acid amide)
2 also ip·o·mea : a plant or flower of the genus Ipomoea
3 usu ipomea : the dried root of a scammony (Ipomoea orizabensis)