bindweed en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈbaɪndwiːd/
Etymology
From bind + weed.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Any of several trailing vine-like plants in the family Convolvulaceae with funnel-shaped flowers: ▸ 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.
1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Francesca Carrara. […], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, pages 79–80:
- (countable, uncountable) Any of several trailing vine-like plants in the family Convolvulaceae with funnel-shaped flowers: ▸ false bindweed (Calystegia).
- (countable, uncountable) Any of several trailing vine-like plants in the family Convolvulaceae with funnel-shaped flowers: ▸ slender bindweed (Polymeria calycina).
- (countable, uncountable) Any of several plants of species in other families with similar appearance: ▸ black bindweed (Fallopia convolvulus).
- (countable, uncountable) Any of several plants of species in other families with similar appearance: ▸ bittersweet nightshade, blue bindweed (Solanum dulcamara).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bindweeds | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
knot bindweed · bracted bindweed · New Zealand bindweed · Mexican bindweed · larger bindweed · climbing bindweed · small bindweed · lesser bindweed · field bindweed · corn bindweed · hedge bindweed · Syrian bindweed · ivy bindweed · great bindweed · rough bindweed · white bindweed · European bindweed · low bindweed · giant bindweed · blue bindweed · large bindweed · black bindweed · slender bindweed · sea bindweed · greater bindweed · mountain bindweed
Translations (38)
es convólvulo (Convolvulaceae) · bg чадъ́рче (Calystegia) · fi kiertokasvi (Convolvulaceae) · ota اوكسز اورغانی (Convolvulaceae) · fr liseron (Convolvulaceae) · nl winde (Convolvulaceae) · mi panahi (Calystegia) · grc σμῖλαξ (Convolvulaceae) · bg пове́тица (Convolvulaceae) · hu szulák (Convolvulaceae) · hu sövényszulák (Calystegia) · pl powój (Convolvulaceae) · cy taglys (Calystegia) · mi rauparaha (Convolvulaceae) · nv nahooyéí (Convolvulaceae) · eo konvolvulo (Convolvulaceae) · gl correola (Convolvulaceae) · fr liseron (Calystegia) · cs svlačec (Convolvulaceae) · it convolvolo (Convolvulaceae) · be паво́й (Calystegia) · he חֲבַלְבַּל (Convolvulaceae) · ro volbură (Convolvulaceae) · mi pōhue (Convolvulaceae) · it vilucchio (Convolvulaceae) · ru пово́й (Calystegia) · mi pōhuehue (Convolvulaceae) · ru вьюно́к (Convolvulaceae) · ota قهقهه (Convolvulaceae) · cy taglys (Convolvulaceae) · sv vindeväxter (Convolvulaceae) · ar عُلَّيْق (Convolvulaceae) · fi karhunköynnös (Calystegia) · hy պատատուկ (Convolvulaceae) · pl kielisznik (Calystegia) · sq morënzë (Convolvulaceae) · pt convólvulo (Convolvulaceae) · de Winde (Convolvulaceae)