cypress vine

noun

1. 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

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of cypress vine¹

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

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 Project Gutenberg

No; what I want is a bed of portulaca, and some cypress vines running up strings to the top of a pole.

From Project Gutenberg

There were other blossoms mingling with these, for still other parasites—smaller ones—were twined around it; and we could distinguish the beautiful star-like flowers of the cypress vine.

From Project Gutenberg

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 Project Gutenberg