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bindweed

noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈbaɪndwiːd/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of several trailing vine-like plants in the family Convolvulaceae with funnel-shaped flowers:

true bindweed (Convolvulus).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Any of several trailing vine-like plants in the family Convolvulaceae with funnel-shaped flowers:

false bindweed (Calystegia).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Any of several trailing vine-like plants in the family Convolvulaceae with funnel-shaped flowers:

slender bindweed (Polymeria calycina).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Any of several plants of species in other families with similar appearance:

black bindweed (Fallopia convolvulus).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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5

noun

Meaning 5

Any of several plants of species in other families with similar appearance:

bittersweet nightshade, blue bindweed (Solanum dulcamara).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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6

noun

Meaning 6

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: vine

Narrower terms: field bindweed, wild morning-glory, Convolvulus arvensis, hedge bindweed, Calystegia sepium, Convolvulus sepium

History

Etymology

From bind + weed.

Across languages

Translations

38 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: morënzë — Convolvulaceae
  • Arabic: عُلَّيْق (ʕullayq) — Convolvulaceae
  • Armenian: պատատուկ (patatuk) — Convolvulaceae
  • Bulgarian: пове́тица (povética) — Convolvulaceae
  • Czech: svlačec — Convolvulaceae
  • Dutch: winde — Convolvulaceae
  • Esperanto: konvolvulo — Convolvulaceae
  • Finnish: kiertokasvi — Convolvulaceae
  • French: liseron — Convolvulaceae
  • Galician: correola — Convolvulaceae
  • German: Winde — Convolvulaceae
  • Ancient Greek: σμῖλαξ (smîlax) — Convolvulaceae
  • Hebrew: חֲבַלְבַּל (khavabál) — Convolvulaceae
  • Hungarian: szulák — Convolvulaceae
  • Italian: vilucchio — Convolvulaceae
  • Italian: convolvolo — Convolvulaceae
  • Māori: pōhue — Convolvulaceae
  • Māori: pōhuehue — Convolvulaceae
  • Māori: rauparaha — Convolvulaceae
  • Navajo: nahooyéí — Convolvulaceae
  • Polish: powój — Convolvulaceae
  • Portuguese: convólvulo — Convolvulaceae
  • Romanian: volbură — Convolvulaceae
  • Russian: вьюно́к (vʹjunók) — Convolvulaceae
  • Spanish: convólvulo — Convolvulaceae
  • Swedish: vindeväxter — Convolvulaceae
  • Ottoman Turkish: قهقهه (kahkaha) — Convolvulaceae
  • Ottoman Turkish: اوكسز اورغانی (öksüz urganı) — Convolvulaceae
  • Welsh: taglys — Convolvulaceae
  • Belarusian: паво́й (pavój) — Calystegia
  • Bulgarian: чадъ́рче (čadǎ́rče) — Calystegia
  • Finnish: karhunköynnös — Calystegia
  • French: liseron — Calystegia
  • Hungarian: sövényszulák — Calystegia
  • Māori: panahi — Calystegia
  • Polish: kielisznik — Calystegia
  • Russian: пово́й (povój) — Calystegia
  • Welsh: taglys — Calystegia
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