bindweed

noun

bind·​weed ˈbīnd-ˌwēd How to pronounce bindweed (audio)
: any of various twining plants (especially genus Convolvulus of the morning-glory family) that mat or interlace with plants among which they grow

Examples of bindweed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Garden designer Erin Lau of Erin Lau Design recommends focusing on field bindweed and common catsear. Karen Hugg, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2023 Awful Weed #5: Field Bindweed Looking like a wild morning glory, field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis) is a vigorous perennial vine that often snakes its way up, over, and through your garden plants. Steve Bender, Southern Living, 7 July 2023 Known as field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis) or hedge bindweed (Convolvulus sepium), both are in the morning glory family and often confused with wild buckwheat and morning glory, which are summer annual plants that aren’t invasive. oregonlive, 4 Apr. 2022 Don’t even mention bindweed. Washington Post, 7 July 2021 See all Example Sentences for bindweed 

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Word History

First Known Use

1548, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bindweed was in 1548

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“Bindweed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bindweed. Accessed 4 Oct. 2024.

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bindweed

noun
bind·​weed ˈbīn-ˌdwēd How to pronounce bindweed (audio)
: any of various twining plants related especially to the morning glories

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