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red morning-glory

red morning-glory

7.5
A climbing plant with red flowers that grows for one year
  • noun
  • US
translation icon : gloria de la mañana roja
  • She planted several red morning-glory seeds along the trellis in early spring.

Examples

  • Gardeners in the eastern United States often cultivate red morning-glory for its striking scarlet blooms.

  • The red morning-glory added a vibrant splash of color to the garden fence.

  • The red morning-glory blooms beautifully in my garden.

  • Are the red morning-glories still blooming?

  • Gardeners in the eastern United States often cultivate red morning-glory for its striking scarlet blooms.

  • She planted several red morning-glory seeds along the trellis in early spring.

  • The red morning-glory added a vibrant splash of color to the garden fence.

Synonyms

star ipomoea
vsred morning-glory
  • US
9.4

A plant that lives for one year and climbs with bright red flowers

is the same in meaning but is an alternative common name
Ipomoea coccinea
vsred morning-glory
  • Specialized
9.9

A climbing plant that lives for one year and has bright red flowers

is the general common name rather than the scientific label

Surface Forms

red morning-glory singular
red morning-glories plural

Morphology

red + morning-glory

This is a simple adjective + noun composition: 'red' (a color) modifying 'morning-glory' (a type of flowering plant), so a learner who knows both constituents can infer it denotes a morning-glory that is red. The meaning follows the common color + noun pattern found across languages and is therefore directly predictable for a B1 learner.

Etymology

Red morning-glory comes from two simple images: the flowers open in the morning and make a bright glory, and red shows their color. So the name refers to a climbing plant with bright red flowers.