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

Rendell sketches a close-knit, gossipy group of old women in The Convolvulus Clock.

From Time Magazine Archive

Rhodium.—When rose-wood, the lignum of the Convolvulus scoparius, is distilled, a sweet-smelling oil is procured, resembling in some slight degree the fragrance of the rose, and hence its name.

From The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants by Piesse, George William Septimus

The designs for the Daffodils, the wild Roses, the Convolvulus, and the Hollyhock are admirable, and would be beautiful in embroidery or in any precious material. 

From Reviews by Wilde, Oscar

Bracts at base of calyx none Bindweed, Convolvulus arvensis. 5a.

From The Plants of Michigan Simple Keys for the Identification of the Native Seed Plants of the State by Gleason, Henry Allan

Ipomœa purpurea, Convolvulus minor, Heliotropium peruvianum, Trillium grandiflorum, and Phaius grandiflorus.

From Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants by Masters, Maxwell T.