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BINDWEED

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bind⋅weed

[bahynd-weed]
–noun
any of various twining or vinelike plants, esp. certain species of the genera Convolvulus and Calystegia.

Origin:
1540–50; bind + weed 1
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bind·weed   (bīnd'wēd')   
n.  
  1. Any of various trailing or twining, often weedy plants of the genera Calystegia and Convolvulus, having white, pink, or purple bell-shaped or funnel-shaped flowers.

  2. Any of various similar trailing or twining plants, such as the black bindweed.

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