bindweed

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As a relative of the bindweed it produces a small fruit that is eaten by birds.

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

Meaning at a glance

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noun

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

noun

true bindweed (Convolvulus).

noun

false bindweed (Calystegia).

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for bindweed.

noun

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

noun

true bindweed (Convolvulus).

noun

false bindweed (Calystegia).

noun

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

Example sentences

As a relative of the bindweed it produces a small fruit that is eaten by birds.

Although the dandelions and bindweed in my garden would be prominent counter-examples.

At the moment, I'm mostly concerned about a bindweed mite experiment we're conducting locally.

Plenty of bees are foraging the clovers and bindweed flowers.

I bought a $29 microscope from China last week to look at the backside of leaves we thought were infected with bindweed mites.

I frequently have to rip out bindweed (which has killed many of my plants) and tormentil (which has taken over much of my lawn).

Until you're dealing with invasive non-natives, or bindweed.

I use Roundup very carefully to manage bindweed and Bermuda grass.

Nowadays I have a lot more problems with bindweed.

Bejeezus how do I unsee the bindweed one!?

More: For more than 40 years glyphosate has been the key component of weed-killers such as Round-Up, enabling keen gardeners to eradicate menaces such as knotweed, hogweed, bindweed and black grass.

The year before that, I climbed into the middle of the same fig tree hunting bindweed before I noticed the hundred or so bald-faced yellowjackets feasting on rotting fruit, and getting likewise intoxicated.