convolvulus

American  

[kuhn-vol-vyuh-luhs] / kənˈvɒl vyə ləs /

noun

PLURAL

convolvuluses, convolvuli

1. any plant belonging to the genus Convolvulus, of the morning glory family, comprising twining or prostrate plants having trumpet-shaped flowers.

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convolvulus British  

/ kənˈvɒlvjʊləs /

noun

1. any typically twining herbaceous convolvulaceous plant of the genus Convolvulus, having funnel-shaped flowers and triangular leaves See also bindweed

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Etymology

Origin of convolvulus

1545–55; < New Latin, Latin: bindweed, equivalent to convolv ( ere ) to convolve + -ulus -ule

Example Sentences

Sustainability is, of course, still in, but over the last five years it's become strangely entwined with the convolvulus of "growth".

From BBC

Great stands of nettles and strange plants flourish: nightshade, poisonous legumes, convolvulus, digitalis, Afghan poppies, cannabis, aphrodisiacs, psychotropic plants.

From The Guardian

On either side the jungle rose to the height of about two hundred feet--a tangled mass of vegetation, of creepers, vines, convolvuli, so densely interwoven as to give the effect of endless walls.

From Project Gutenberg

By the wayside the convolvulus was opening its big pink cups.

From Project Gutenberg

Here was a spot of red, there a dash of orange; at intervals the pale yellow flowers of climbing gourds and the mauve blossoms of convolvuli peeped from the wall of vivid green.

From Project Gutenberg