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quamoclit (iou)



quamoclit noun. M18.
[Nahuatl qua'mochitl, from qua- combining form of quaiutl tree + unkn. 2nd elem.]
Any of various morning glories constituting the former genus Quamoclit (now included in Ipomoea), which are tropical American climbing plants with brilliant scarlet or crimson flowers; esp. the cypress-vine, Ipomoea quamoclit.