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CONVOLVULI
CONVOLVULUS
convolvulus
(noun) any of numerous plants of the genus Convolvulus
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
convolvuli
plural of convolvulus
Source: Wiktionary
CONVOLVULUS
Con*vol"vu*lus, n.; pl. L.Convolvuli, E. Convoluluses. Etym: [L., bindweed, fr. convolvere to roll around. So named from its twining stems.] (Bot.)
Definition: A large genus of plants having monopetalous flowers, including the common bindweed (C. arwensis), and formerly the morning-glory, but this is now transferred to the genus Ipomæa. The luster of the long convolvuluses That coiled around the stately stems. Tennyson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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