bindweed

[ bahynd-weed ]

/ ˈbaɪndˌwid /

noun

any of various twining or vinelike plants, especially certain species of the genera Convolvulus and Calystegia.

Origin of bindweed

First recorded in 1540–50; bind + weed¹

Words nearby bindweed

binding rafter, binding strake, bindle, bindle stiff, bind over, bindweed, bine, Binet, Binet-Simon scale, bing, binge

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Example sentences from the Web for bindweed

It is of little use to dig up the ground near the bushes, for the Bindweed is twisted all among their roots.
Wildflowers of the Farm|Arthur Owens Cooke
You think the Bindweed and the Traveller's Joy beautiful flowers, and so they are.
Wildflowers of the Farm|Arthur Owens Cooke
They are as much out of place near you as a bed of bindweed would be in the neighbourhood of a passion-flower.
The Tidal Wave and Other Stories|Ethel May Dell
Both kinds of bindweed, however, are mischievous weeds; the large kind you may find in flower as late as September.
Country Walks of a Naturalist with His Children|W. Houghton

In an empty nest, at the top of a tall lime-tree, sat Windekind, with his wreath of bindweed.
Little Johannes|Frederik van Eeden

British Dictionary definitions for bindweed

bindweed

/ (ˈbaɪndˌwiːd) /

noun

any convolvulaceous plant of the genera Convolvulus and Calystegia that twines around a supportSee also convolvulus

any of various other trailing or twining plants, such as black bindweed

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	bindweed
释义	bindweed [ bahynd-weed ] / ˈbaɪndˌwid / noun any of various twining or vinelike plants, especially certain species of the genera Convolvulus and Calystegia. Origin of bindweed First recorded in 1540–50; bind + weed¹ Words nearby bindweed binding rafter, binding strake, bindle, bindle stiff, bind over, bindweed, bine, Binet, Binet-Simon scale, bing, binge Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bindweed It is of little use to dig up the ground near the bushes, for the Bindweed is twisted all among their roots. Wildflowers of the Farm\|Arthur Owens Cooke You think the Bindweed and the Traveller's Joy beautiful flowers, and so they are. Wildflowers of the Farm\|Arthur Owens Cooke They are as much out of place near you as a bed of bindweed would be in the neighbourhood of a passion-flower. The Tidal Wave and Other Stories\|Ethel May Dell Both kinds of bindweed, however, are mischievous weeds; the large kind you may find in flower as late as September. Country Walks of a Naturalist with His Children\|W. Houghton In an empty nest, at the top of a tall lime-tree, sat Windekind, with his wreath of bindweed. Little Johannes\|Frederik van Eeden British Dictionary definitions for bindweed bindweed / (ˈbaɪndˌwiːd) / noun any convolvulaceous plant of the genera Convolvulus and Calystegia that twines around a supportSee also convolvulus any of various other trailing or twining plants, such as black bindweed Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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