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bindweed

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bind·weed  (bndwd)
n.
1. Any of various trailing or twining, often weedy plants of the genera Calystegia and Convolvulus, having white, pink, or purple bell-shaped or funnel-shaped flowers.
2. Any of various similar trailing or twining plants, such as the black bindweed.

bindweed [ˈbaɪndˌwiːd]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any convolvulaceous plant of the genera Convolvulus and Calystegia that twines around a support See also convolvulus
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various other trailing or twining plants, such as black bindweed
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bindweed - any of several vines of the genera Convolvulus and Calystegia having a twining habitbindweed - any of several vines of the genera Convolvulus and Calystegia having a twining habit
Convolvulaceae, family Convolvulaceae, morning-glory family - morning glory; bindweed; sweet potato; plants having trumpet-shaped flowers and a climbing or twining habit
Convolvulus arvensis, field bindweed, wild morning-glory - weakly climbing European perennial with white or pink flowers; naturalized in North America and an invasive weed
Calystegia sepium, Convolvulus sepium, hedge bindweed, wild morning-glory - common Eurasian and American wild climber with pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Convolvulus
vine - a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
Translations
bindweed [ˈbaɪndwiːd] Nconvólvulo m, enredadera f
bindweed [ˈbaɪndwiːd] nliseron m
bindweed
nWinde f
bindweed [ˈbaɪndˌwiːd] nconvolvolo


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Enormous trees, the trunks of which attained a height of 200 feet, were tied to each other by garlands of bindweed, real natural hammocks, which a light breeze rocked.
 
 
 
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