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bindweed

/ˈbaɪndwiːd/

bindweed noun: true bindweed (Convolvulus).

bindweed: true bindweed (Convolvulus)
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Noun

bindweed (countable and uncountable, plural bindweeds)

  1. true bindweed (Convolvulus).
    • the slender bindweed wound about with its pale and delicate flowers—so delicate, yet so deadly; and one or two late flowers yet put forth their wan blossoms, pining as if gentle exiles of the spring, and yet very, very lovely.1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Francesca Carrara. […], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, pages 79–80
  2. false bindweed (Calystegia).
  3. slender bindweed (Polymeria calycina).
  4. black bindweed (Fallopia convolvulus).
  5. bittersweet nightshade, blue bindweed (Solanum dulcamara).

bindweed meaning in Tamil and Arabic

bindweed in Tamil

தாவர வகை ஒன்று, முசுண்டை

bindweed in Arabic

Convolvulaceae
عُلَّيْق ʕullayq

Forms of bindweed

pluralbindweeds

Origin of bindweed

From bind + weed.

Words formed from bindweed

Questions about bindweed

What does bindweed mean?
Bindweed means true bindweed (Convolvulus).
What is bindweed in Tamil?
Bindweed in Tamil is தாவர வகை ஒன்று, முசுண்டை. See Bindweed meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is bindweed?
Bindweed is a noun.
How do you pronounce bindweed?
Bindweed is pronounced /ˈbaɪndwiːd/.
What is the plural of bindweed?
The plural of bindweed is bindweeds.

Words near bindweed in the dictionary

  1. bindstone
  2. bindstones
  3. bindup
  4. Bindura bamboo
  5. Binduyan
  6. bindweed
  7. bindweeds
  8. bindy
  9. bindy-eye
  10. bine
  11. bineage

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: bindweed (page history and authors); bindweed (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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