bindweed

[ bahynd-weed ]

noun

1. any of various twining or vinelike plants, especially certain species of the genera Convolvulus and Calystegia.

bindweed

/ ˈbaɪndˌwiːd /

noun

1. See convolvulus
   any convolvulaceous plant of the genera Convolvulus and Calystegia that twines around a support See also convolvulus
2. any of various other trailing or twining plants, such as black bindweed

Word History and Origins

Origin of bindweed¹

First recorded in 1540–50; bind + weed ¹

Example Sentences

It belongs to the Convolvulus or Bindweed order, but is entirely different from the rest of the family.

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Both kinds of bindweed, however, are mischievous weeds; the large kind you may find in flower as late as September.

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They are as much out of place near you as a bed of bindweed would be in the neighbourhood of a passion-flower.

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Signa heard "beautiful things" as he sat in the rising moonlight, with the bells of the little bindweed white about his feet.

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"It's quite romantic," said Belle, sitting down on a spar, and twisting some pink bindweed round her hat.

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