morning glory

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morning glory

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The flowers are so named because they open early in the morning, and the clouds are so called because they typically occur in the morning.

noun morning glories · morning-glory · morningglory

  1. countable, uncountable Any of several members of the family Convolvulaceae; climbing plants with trumpet shaped flowers.

    Similar: bindweed

  2. UK, countable, informal, uncountable An involuntary erection present upon waking. What's the story morning glory? Well? / You need a little time to wake up wake up

    Similar: morning wood

  3. countable, uncountable A morning bout of love-making.
  4. countable, uncountable A rolling cloud in the shape of a cylinder; a roll cloud.

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@misc{morning_glory_2026,
  title = {morning glory},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/morning%20glory},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}