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BINDWEED
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of several vines of the genera Convolvulus and Calystegia having a twining habit
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("bindweed" is a kind of...):
vine (a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bindweed"):
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)
Holonyms ("bindweed" is a member of...):
Convolvulaceae; family Convolvulaceae; morning-glory family (morning glory; bindweed; sweet potato; plants having trumpet-shaped flowers and a climbing or twining habit)
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