convolvulus arvensis
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Noun (1)
- weakly climbing European perennial with white or pink flowers; naturalized in North America and an invasive weedSynonyms: field bindweedwild morning-gloryConvolvulus arvensis
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Withwind \With"wind`\, n. [AS. wi[eth]owinde.] (Bot.) A kind of bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis). [1913 Webster]
He bare a burden ybound with a broad list, In a withewyndes wise ybounden about. --Piers Plowman. [1913 Webster]
Convolvulus \Con*vol"vu*lus\ (k[o^]n*v[o^]l"v[-u]*l[u^]s), n.; pl. L.Convolvuli, E. Convoluluses. [L., bindweed, fr. convolvere to roll around. So named from its twining stems.] (Bot.) A large genus of plants having monopetalous flowers, including the common bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis), and formerly the morning-glory, but this is now transferred to the genus Ipom[ae]a. [1913 Webster]
The luster of the long convolvuluses That coiled around the stately stems. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
cornbind \corn"bind`\ (k[^o]rn"b[imac]nd`), n. (Bot.) A weed that binds stalks of corn, as Convolvulus arvensis, Polygonum Convolvulus. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]
Bindweed \Bind"weed`\, n. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Convolvulus; as, greater bindweed (Convolvulus Sepium); lesser bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis); the white bindweed, the blue bindweed, the Syrian bindweed. The black bryony, or Tamus, is called black bindweed, and the Smilax aspera, rough bindweed. [1913 Webster]
The fragile bindweed bells and bryony rings. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]