Ipomoea \Ip`o*m[oe]"a\, n. [NL. ``Named, according to Linn[ae]us, from Gr. 'i`ps, 'ipo`s, a bindweed [which it is not], and ? like.'' --Gray.]

(Bot.) A genus of twining plants with showy monopetalous flowers, including the morning-glory, the sweet potato, and the cypress vine.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Tiger's-foot \Ti"ger's-foot`\, n. (Bot.) A name given to some species of morning-glory (Ipom[oe]a) having the leaves lobed in pedate fashion.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)