convolvulus

[ kuhn-vol-vyuh-luhs ]

noun,plural con·vol·vu·lus·es, con·vol·vu·li

[kuhn-vol-vyuh-lahy]. /kənˈvɒl vyəˌlaɪ/.

any plant belonging to the genus Convolvulus, of the morning glory family, comprising twining or prostrate plants having trumpet-shaped flowers.

Origin of convolvulus

1545–55; <New Latin, Latin: bindweed, equivalent to convolv(ere) to convolve + -ulus-ule

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How to use convolvulus in a sentence

And beneath, for contrast, the brilliance of convolvuli and granadillas opposed the tender green.
A Transient Guest | Edgar Saltus
Round the surfaces of these stems the green leaves and purple flowers of convolvuli clung.
A Visit to Java | W. Basil Worsfold
Creeping convolvuli and others have made use of the slender lianas and hanging air-roots as ladders to climb by.
Oregon and Eldorado | Thomas Bulfinch
They landed every evening to sleep, having to push their way between a wide belt of reeds, rushes, and convolvuli.
Great African Travellers | W.H.G. Kingston
No doubt, fair lady; but convolvuli in Berlin patterns, and those which are wrought in 'nature's looms,' differ wonderfully.
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 454 | Various

British Dictionary definitions for convolvulus

convolvulus

/ (kənˈvɒlvjʊləs) /

nounplural -luses or -li (-ˌlaɪ)

any typically twining herbaceous convolvulaceous plant of the genus Convolvulus, having funnel-shaped flowers and triangular leaves: See also bindweed

Origin of convolvulus

C16: from Latin: bindweed; see convolute

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