English Explanatory Dictionary

bindweed

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several trailing vine-like plants in the family Convolvulaceae with funnel-shaped flowers:
  2. true bindweed (Convolvulus).
  3. false bindweed (Calystegia).
  4. slender bindweed (Polymeria calycina).
  5. Any of several plants of species in other families with similar appearance:
  6. black bindweed (Fallopia convolvulus).
  7. bittersweet nightshade, blue bindweed (Solanum dulcamara).

Pronunciation

/ˈbaɪndwiːd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bindweed.wav

Word forms

bindweed bindweeds

Etymology

From bind + weed.

Derived words

black bindweed blue bindweed bracted bindweed climbing bindweed corn bindweed European bindweed field bindweed giant bindweed great bindweed greater bindweed hedge bindweed ivy bindweed knot bindweed large bindweed larger bindweed lesser bindweed low bindweed Mexican bindweed mountain bindweed New Zealand bindweed rough bindweed sea bindweed slender bindweed small bindweed Syrian bindweed white bindweed

Translations

Albanian: morënzë Arabic: عُلَّيْق Armenian: պատատուկ Bulgarian: пове́тица Czech: svlačec Dutch: winde Esperanto: konvolvulo Finnish: kiertokasvi French: liseron Galician: correola German: Winde Ancient Greek: σμῖλαξ Hebrew: חֲבַלְבַּל Hungarian: szulák Italian: vilucchio Italian: convolvolo Māori: pōhue Māori: pōhuehue Māori: rauparaha Navajo: nahooyéí Polish: powój Portuguese: convólvulo Romanian: volbură Russian: вьюно́к Spanish: convólvulo Swedish: vindeväxter Ottoman Turkish: قهقهه Ottoman Turkish: اوكسز اورغانی Welsh: taglys
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