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

Examples of morning glory in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Featuring blooms in light orange, deep orange, and soft yellow hues, this assortment of faux morning glory flowers is perfect for your seasonal decor, both indoors and outdoors. —Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2025

Other plantings include wild grasses, English ivy, passionflower, and morning glory. —Tori Latham, Robb Report, 22 Sep. 2025

Flowers are white and will remind you of morning glory blooms. —Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 15 Aug. 2025

Likewise, the ergolines—including the lysergic acid derivatives and ergot alkaloids from which LSD is derived—are to be found only in a small number of species from the morning glory (Convolvulaceae) family and fungi from the ergot (Claviceps) family. —Literary Hub, 16 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1814, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for morning glory

• allegory
• amatory
• auditory
• category
• clerestory
• crematory
• desultory
• dilatory
• dormitory
• excretory
• extempore
• feudatory

Kids Definition

morning glory

noun

: any of various usually twining plants with showy trumpet-shaped flowers that usually close by the middle of the day

also : any of various related herbs, vines, shrubs, or trees