bindweed family

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• bindweed — [bīnd′wēd΄] n. any of various twining vines, esp. any of certain vines (genus Convolvulus) of the morning glory family …   English World dictionary

• bindweed — /buynd weed /, n. any of various twining or vinelike plants, esp. certain species of the genera Convolvulus and Calystegia. [1540 50; BIND + WEED1] * * * Any plant of the closely related genera Convolvulus and Calystegia, mostly twining, often… …   Universalium

• family Convolvulaceae — noun morning glory; bindweed; sweet potato; plants having trumpet shaped flowers and a climbing or twining habit • Syn: ↑Convolvulaceae, ↑morning glory family • Hypernyms: ↑dicot family, ↑magnoliopsid family • Member Holonyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• bindweed — noun Date: 1548 any of various twining plants (especially genus Convolvulus of the morning glory family) that mat or interlace with plants among which they grow …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• bindweed — bind•weed [[t]ˈbaɪndˌwid[/t]] n. pln any of various twining or vinelike plants, esp. certain species of the genera Convolvulus and Calystegia, of the morning glory family • Etymology: 1540–50 …   From formal English to slang

• List of Canadian plants by family C — Main page: List of Canadian plants by familyFamilies: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I J K | L | M | N | O | P Q | R | S | T | U V W | X Y Z Cabombaceae * Brasenia schreberi watershield Cactaceae * Escobaria vivipara foxtail pincushion cactus *… …   Wikipedia

• morning-glory family — noun morning glory; bindweed; sweet potato; plants having trumpet shaped flowers and a climbing or twining habit • Syn: ↑Convolvulaceae, ↑family Convolvulaceae • Hypernyms: ↑dicot family, ↑magnoliopsid family • Member Holonyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Hedge bindweed — Hedge Hedge, n. [OE. hegge, AS. hecg; akin to haga an inclosure, E. haw, AS. hege hedge, E. haybote, D. hegge, OHG. hegga, G. hecke. [root]12. See {Haw} a hedge.] A thicket of bushes, usually thorn bushes; especially, such a thicket planted as a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• List of Canadian plants by family PQ — Main page: List of Canadian plants by familyFamilies: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I J K | L | M | N | O | P Q | R | S | T | U V W | X Y Z Paeoniaceae * Paeonia brownii western peony Pallaviciniaceae * Moerckia blyttii * Moerckia hibernica *… …   Wikipedia

• morning glory family — the plant family Convulvulaceae, characterized by twining herbaceous vines, shrubs, and trees having alternate, simple, or compound leaves, funnel shaped, often showy flowers, and fruit in the form of a berry or capsule, and including bindweed,… …   Universalium

• morning glory family — the plant family Convulvulaceae, characterized by twining herbaceous vines, shrubs, and trees having alternate, simple, or compound leaves, funnel shaped, often showy flowers, and fruit in the form of a berry or capsule, and including bindweed,… …   Useful english dictionary