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bindweed

DEFINITIONS OF: bindweed

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n any of several vines of the genera Convolvulus and Calystegia having a twining habit

Types:
Convolvulus arvensis, field bindweed, wild morning-glory
weakly climbing European perennial with white or pink flowers; naturalized in North America and an invasive weed
Calystegia sepium, Convolvulus sepium, hedge bindweed, wild morning-glory
common Eurasian and American wild climber with pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Convolvulus
Type of:
vine
a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
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