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

For example, an uguisu (a nightingale, or bush warbler) sings in spring, asagao (morning glories) bloom in summer, a full moon is most beautiful in autumn, and the wind turns cold in winter. —Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 9 Apr. 2026

This dwarf morning glory flower is great for borders, containers or even as a groundcover. —Mary Grace Granados special Contributor, Dallas Morning News, 18 Mar. 2026

Common types are crabgrass, goosegrass, giant foxtail, smooth pigweed, common lambs quarters, purslane, galinsoga, common ragweed, and tall morning glory. —Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2026

Nandina, morning glory, Japanese spirea, and poison hemlock outcompete native species. —Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 16 Feb. 2026

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