bindweed

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bindweed

  • /ˈbaɪndwiːd/

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From bind + weed.

noun bindweeds

  1. countable, uncountable true bindweed (Convolvulus). the slender bindweed wound about with its pale and delicate flowers—so delicate, yet so deadly; and one or two late flowers yet put forth their wan blossoms, pining as if gentle exiles of the spring, and yet very, very lovely.
  2. countable, uncountable false bindweed (Calystegia).
  3. countable, uncountable slender bindweed (Polymeria calycina).
  4. countable, uncountable black bindweed (Fallopia convolvulus).
  5. countable, uncountable bittersweet nightshade, blue bindweed (Solanum dulcamara).

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noun Convolvulaceae

Españolconvólvulo
Portuguêsconvólvulo
Françaisliseron
DeutschWinde
Italianovilucchio, convolvolo
Românăvolbură
Русскийвьюно́к vʹjunók
العربيةعُلَّيْق ʕullayq
עבריתחֲבַלְבַּל khavabál

noun Calystegia

Françaisliseron
Русскийпово́й povój

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@misc{bindweed_2026,
  title = {bindweed},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bindweed},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}