morning glory en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
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.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) Any of several members of the family Convolvulaceae; climbing plants with trumpet shaped flowers.
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(UK, countable, informal, uncountable) An involuntary erection present upon waking.
Like any man he wakes up with a morning glory. He precums.
2011, Michael Kantor, Now That You're Out, page 64:What's the story morning glory? Well? / You need a little time to wake up wake up
1995, “Morning Glory”, performed by Oasis:Morning Glory (Penis) Would appear to refer to one that stands tall and erect on waking.
2003, Ray Puxley, Britslang: An Uncensored A-Z of the People's Language, Including Rhyming Slang, Robson, published 2003, page 326:
- (countable, uncountable) A morning bout of love-making.
- (countable, uncountable) A rolling cloud in the shape of a cylinder; a roll cloud.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| morningglory | alternative | lexicographic | |
| morning-glory | alternative | lexicographic | |
| morning glories | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
tall morning glory (plants) · shaggy dwarf morning glory (plants) · yellow morning glory (plants) · Mexican morning glory (plants) · Japanese morning glory (plants) · bigroot morning glory (plants) · common morning glory (plants) · perennial common morning glory (plants) · white-edge morning glory (plants) · cypressvine morning glory (plants) · dwarf morning glory (plants) · blue morning glory (plants) · beach morning glory (plants) · water morning glory (plants) · woolly morning glory (plants) · ivy morning glory (plants) · purple morning glory (plants)
Synonyms
Translations (47)
sw ipomea (plant) · et lehtertapp (plant) · cmn 牽牛 /牵牛 (plant) · ro rochița-rândunicii (plant) · cmn 喇叭花 (plant) · fr ipomée (plant) · ko 나팔꽃 (plant) · yue 喇叭花 (plant) · tl luwalhati sa umaga (plant) · eo aŭrorofloro (plant) · es dondiego de día (plant) · haw koali (plant) · ja 朝顔 (plant) · la ipomoea (plant) · fr belle-de-jour (plant) · pt convolvulácea (plant) · pt glória matutina (plant) · ota اوكسز اورغانی (plant) · yue 哬哚花 (plant) · fi päivänsini (plant) · fi kiertokasvi (plant) · ko 견우화 (plant) · de Prunkwinde (plant) · pl wilec (plant) · ru у́треннее сия́ние (plant) · pt glória-da-manhã (plant) · de die Trichterwinde (plant) · fr gloire du matin (plant) · yue 牽牛花 /牵牛花 (plant) · ro rochița-rândunelei (plant) · es campanilla morada (plant) · ru ипоме́я (plant) · es gloria de la mañana (plant) · fr volubilis (plant) · ota قهقهه (plant) · nan-hbl a-sá-gá-o͘h (plant) · ug كانايگۈل (plant) · hu hajnalka (plant) · ro volbură (plant) · cmn 牽牛花 /牵牛花 (plant) · za valwgbaenq (plant) · id sripagi (plant) · mi pōwhiwhi (plant) · bg грамофонче (plant) · uz karnaygul (plant) · pau chasagao (plant) · tg карнайгул (plant)