bearbind

European bindweed, lesser bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis).

Noun

  1. European bindweed, lesser bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis).
  2. Hedge bindweed (Calystegia sepium)

    Synonyms: bearbine granny-pop-out-of-bed greater bindweed wild morning-glory Rutland beauty bindweed

Origin

Probably from Old English. Compare Old English berwinde for the first element (which might be related to Old English bere (“barley”) or bearo (“grove”)) . For the second part, compare other names for the same plant such as English cornbind and withwind, which seem to show free variation between wind and bind in compounds.