Ipomoea tricolor
- noun
- Specialized
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Ipomoea tricolor
- The vibrant flowers of Ipomoea tricolor open each morning and close by afternoon.
Examples
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She planted Ipomoea tricolor along the garden fence for its striking blue blooms.
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Many gardeners favor Ipomoea tricolor for its rapid growth and beautiful appearance.
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The Ipomoea tricolor blooms beautifully in the spring.
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Have you seen the Ipomoea tricolor at the botanical garden?
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Many gardeners favor Ipomoea tricolor for its rapid growth and beautiful appearance.
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She planted Ipomoea tricolor along the garden fence for its striking blue blooms.
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The vibrant flowers of Ipomoea tricolor open each morning and close by afternoon.
Synonyms
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A climbing plant with trumpet-shaped flowers that open in the morning
A fast-growing climbing plant with funnel-shaped flowers that open in the morning
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a Latin binomial formed from the genus name 'Ipomoea' (a flowering-plant genus) plus the descriptive adjective 'tricolor' (three-colored), so a learner who knows both constituents can infer it denotes a species of Ipomoea characterized by three colours. Binomial nomenclature is a regular compositional pattern (genus + descriptive epithet) and is cross-linguistically used in the same way, making the meaning derivable from the parts.
Etymology
Ipomoea tricolor may come from old Greek and Latin words that describe how the plant looks: Ipomoea suggests its twining, 'worm-like' stems that curl around things, and tricolor means 'three-coloured' for its bright blue and white flowers. So the name paints a clear picture of the climbing plant known as the morning glory and helps you remember its bright flowers that open in the morning.