bindweed

American  

[bahynd-weed] / ˈbaɪndˌwid /

noun

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

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bindweed British  

/ ˈbaɪndˌwiːd /

noun

1. 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

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Etymology

Origin of bindweed

First recorded in 1540–50; bind + weed ¹

Example Sentences

In today’s network of instant information, curious if not questionable practices sweep through the gardening community faster than bindweed can choke a neglected berry patch.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 24, 2023

Although most gardeners have a complicated relationship with morning glory, this singular annual is a treasure and will not colonize the garden like nasty bindweed.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 2, 2022

Within weeks, the paths would have been entangled with bramble and honeysuckle, the herb garden strangled with bindweed.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 2, 2019

Much of that paper money has come from his chain, Jamie's Italian, which is sprouting across British high streets like bindweed in a damp summer.

From The Guardian • Jul. 5, 2012

If a mother takes some bindweed and places it burnt at the ends over her babe’s cradle, the fairies have no power over the child.

From The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries by Wentz, W. Y. Evans