bindweed

Any of several trailing vine-like plants in the family Convolvulaceae with funnel-shaped flowers:

Noun

  1. Any of several trailing vine-like plants in the family Convolvulaceae with funnel-shaped flowers:
    • the slender bindweed wound about with its pale and delicate flowers—so delicate, yet so deadly; and one or two late flowers yet put forth their wan blossoms, pining as if gentle exiles of the spring, and yet very, very...

    1. true bindweed (Convolvulus).

    2. false bindweed (Calystegia).

    3. slender bindweed (Polymeria calycina).

  2. Any of several plants of species in other families with similar appearance:

    1. black bindweed (Fallopia convolvulus).

    2. bittersweet nightshade, blue bindweed (Solanum dulcamara).

Origin

From bind + weed.

Forms

bindweeds

Derived

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