| ipomoea | <botany> A genus of twining plants with showy monopetalous flowers, including the morning-glory, the sweet potato, and the cypress vine. Origin: NL. "Named, according to Linnaeus, from Gr. 'ips, 'ipos, a bindweed [which it is not. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| Ipomoea rubrocoerulea | The seeds contain lysergic acid amide, isolysergic acid amide, chanoclavine, elymoclavine, and other ergot (indole) alkaloids; ingestion of the seeds produces hallucinatory and euphoric effects. Synonym: morning glory. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Ipomoea versicolor | A species whose seeds contain hallucinogenic ergot (indole) alkaloids. (05 Mar 2000) |