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CONVOLVULUS
convolvulus
(noun) any of numerous plants of the genus Convolvulus
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
convolvulus (plural convolvuluses or convolvuli)
(botany) Any of several plants, of the genus Convolvulus, found in temperate climates, having small trumpet-shaped flowers.
(zoology) A species of hawkmoth, Agrius convolvuli.
Synonyms
• bindweed
• morning glory
Source: Wiktionary
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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