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cypress vine
noun
- a tropical American vine, Ipomoea quamoclit (or Quamoclit pennata ), of the morning glory family, having finely divided leaves and tubular scarlet flowers.
cypress vine
noun
- a tropical American convolvulaceous climbing plant, Ipomoea pennata, having finely divided compound leaves and scarlet or white tubular flowers
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cypress vine1
An Americanism dating back to 1810–20
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Example Sentences
She had a cypress vine planted this year, on one side, and a moon vine on the other.
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What meant that long green mound stretching at my side, that broken shaft, twined with the cypress vine?
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