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bindweed.

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

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbaɪndwiːd/

  1. Any of several trailing vine-like plants in the family Convolvulaceae with funnel-shaped flowers: true bindweed (Convolvulus).

    countable · uncountable

  2. Any of several trailing vine-like plants in the family Convolvulaceae with funnel-shaped flowers: false bindweed (Calystegia).

    countable · uncountable

  3. Any of several trailing vine-like plants in the family Convolvulaceae with funnel-shaped flowers: slender bindweed (Polymeria calycina).

    countable · uncountable

  4. Any of several plants of species in other families with similar appearance: black bindweed (Fallopia convolvulus).

    countable · uncountable

  5. Any of several plants of species in other families with similar appearance: bittersweet nightshade, blue bindweed (Solanum dulcamara).

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From bind + weed.

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