Meaning of BINDWEED
| Pronunciation: | | 'bInd`weed
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[n] any of several vines of the genera Convolvulus and Calystegia having a twining habit |
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BINDWEED is a 8 letter word that starts with B. |
| | See Also: | | Calystegia sepium, Convolvulaceae, Convolvulus arvensis, Convolvulus sepium, family Convolvulaceae, field bindweed, hedge bindweed, morning-glory family, vine, wild morning-glory | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Bind"weed`\, n. (Bot.)
A plant of the genus {Convolvulus}; as, greater bindweed ({C.
Sepium}); lesser bindweed ({C. arvensis}); the white, the
blue, the Syrian, bindweed. The black bryony, or {Tamus}, is
called {black bindweed}, and the {Smilax aspera}, {rough
bindweed}.
The fragile bindweed bells and bryony rings.
--Tennyson.
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