convolvulus

[ kuh n-vol-vyuh-luh s ]

/ kənˈvɒl vyə ləs /

noun, plural con·vol·vu·lus·es, con·vol·vu·li [kuh n-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.

Nearby words

convoluted, convoluted tubule, convolution, convolve, convolvulaceous, convolvulus, convoy, convulsant, convulse, convulsion, convulsionary

Origin of convolvulus

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

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Examples from the Web for convolvulus

The gum resin emitted from the cut root of Convolvulus Scammonia, Linn.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley
Figures on their paintings are decked with crowns and garlands of anemone, acacia, convolvulus, and some others.
Catholic World, Vol. XIII, April to September, 1871|Various
The Sweet Potatoe, convolvulus batatas, is the most common in Antigua.
Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2)|Anonymous
Your debut—and that about the Convolvulus—was very sweet, my dear.
The convolvulus|Allen Norton

There are no palms or tree-ferns, but the convolvulus abounds, and the evergreen trees are covered with epiphytes.
The Argentine Republic|Pierre Denis

British Dictionary definitions for convolvulus

convolvulus

/ (kənˈvɒlvjʊləs) /

noun plural -luses or -li (-ˌlaɪ)

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

Word Origin for convolvulus

C16: from Latin: bindweed; see convolute

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