con·vol·vu·lus (k n-v l vy-ls)n. pl. con·vol·vu·lus·es or con·vol·vu·li (-l   ) Any of various mostly trailing or twining plants of the widespread genus Convolvulus, having funnel-shaped flowers and including several weeds and a few grown as ornamentals. [Latin, bindweed, from convolvere, to intertwine; see convolve.] |
convolvulus [kənˈvɒlvjʊləs]
n pl -luses, -li [-ˌlaɪ]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any typically twining herbaceous convolvulaceous plant of the genus Convolvulus, having funnel-shaped flowers and triangular leaves See also bindweed
[from Latin: bindweed; see convolute]
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| Noun | 1. |  convolvulus - any of numerous plants of the genus Convolvulusgenus Convolvulus - genus of mostly climbing or scrambling herbs and shrubs: bindweed Convolvulus scammonia, scammony - twining plant of Asia Minor having cream-colored to purple flowers and long thick roots yielding a cathartic resin vine - a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface |
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