black bindweed
noun
a weedy twining vine, Polygonum convolvulus, native to Europe and widely naturalized in North America.
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Origin of black bindweed
An Americanism dating back to 1835–45
Words nearby black bindweed
blackberry, blackberry lily, black bile, black-billed cuckoo, black-billed magpie, black bindweed, black birch, blackbird, blackbirder, blackbirding, black blizzard
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British Dictionary definitions for black bindweed
black bindweed
noun
a twining polygonaceous European plant, Polygonum convolvulus, with heart-shaped leaves and triangular black seed pods
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