cypress vine

American  

noun

1. a tropical American vine, Ipomoea quamoclit (orQuamoclit pennata ), of the morning glory family, having finely divided leaves and tubular scarlet flowers.

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cypress vine British  

noun

1. a tropical American convolvulaceous climbing plant, Ipomoea pennata, having finely divided compound leaves and scarlet or white tubular flowers

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Etymology

Origin of cypress vine

An Americanism dating back to 1810–20

Example Sentences

And then he found the pink- and the white-flowered versions of cypress vine, which he simply had to try.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 17, 2024

The annual vines are mostly used as flower-garden subjects, as the sweet pea, morning-glories, mina, moonflowers, cypress vine, nasturtiums, cobea, scarlet runner.

From Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) by Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde)

Her small yard is a mass of color where marigolds, zinnias, verbena and cockscomb run riot, and over the roughly-made arch at the gate trailed cypress vine in full bloom.

From Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume I, Alabama Narratives by United States. Work Projects Administration

What meant that long green mound stretching at my side, that broken shaft, twined with the cypress vine?

From Ernest Linwood or, The Inner Life of the Author by Hentz, Caroline Lee

Every morning it is a new excitement to see long festoons of our green curtains, variegated with trumpet-shaped morning-glories, looking towards the sun, and mingled with them the scarlet star of the cypress vine.

From Mrs Whittelsey's Magazine for Mothers and Daughters Volume 3 by Whittelsey, Mrs. A. G.