ipomoea(n = noun.plant) genus ipomoea - morning glory;
is a kind of dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus
is a member of convolvulaceae, family convolvulaceae, morning-glory family

ipomoea, n. any twining plant of the genus Ipomoea, having trumpet-shaped flowers, e.g. the sweet potato and morning glory.

Etymology:
mod.L f. Gk ips ipos worm + homoios like

genus ipomoea, ipomoea alba, ipomoea batatas, ipomoea coccinea, ipomoea fastigiata, ipomoea imperialis, ipomoea leptophylla, ipomoea nil, ipomoea orizabensis, ipomoea panurata, ipomoea pes-caprae, ipomoea purpurea, ipomoea quamoclit, ipomoea tricolor, star ipomoea