bindweed

noun

bind·​weed ˈbīnd-ˌwēd 

: 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

There are two types of bindweed, field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis) and hedge bindweed (Calystegia sepium). —Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 June 2025

Summer Annual Weeds Seeds of warm-season annuals like crabgrass, bindweed, knotweed and lamb’s quarters germinate in spring and plants often get a jump on growth before heat-loving grasses like bermudagrass get started. —Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2025

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

Word History

First Known Use

1548, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bindweed

• accede
• agreed
• airspeed
• alkyd
• chickweed
• concede
• decreed
• duckweed
• exceed
• flaxseed
• impede
• indeed

Kids Definition

bindweed

noun

bind·​weed ˈbīn-ˌdwēd 

: any of various twining plants related especially to the morning glories