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black bindweed

American  

noun

  1. a weedy twining vine, Polygonum convolvulus, native to Europe and widely naturalized in North America.

  2. black bryony.

black bindweed British  

noun

  1. a twining polygonaceous European plant, Polygonum convolvulus , with heart-shaped leaves and triangular black seed pods

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Etymology

Origin of black bindweed

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45

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The black bryony, or Tamus, is called black bindweed, and the Smilax aspera, rough bindweed.

From Project Gutenberg

Certain fields under the plow are always infested with "blind nettles," others with wild buckwheat, black bindweed, or cockle.

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