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Definition of convolvulus in English: convolvulusnounPlural convolvuluses kənˈvɒlvjʊləskənˈvɑlvjəˌləs A twining plant with trumpet-shaped flowers, of which some kinds (such as bindweed) are invasive weeds and others are cultivated for their bright flowers. 旋花属植物 Genus Convolvulus, family Convolvulaceae Example sentencesExamples - In the Autumn, when the convolvulus has taken over suburban Australian gardens, strangling trees, insinuating itself into garden sheds, creeping across garden paths, the very name declares its despised status as a weed.
- The wide verges were tangled with the trumpets of field convolvulus, a smaller version of the plant that plays so loud in the hedges at this time of the year.
- Some other plants had survived, a small convolvulus, golden lamium and creeping geranium were beginning to sprout so these were potted up but the lining fell to bits when the basket was emptied.
- One is a convolvulus called Goat's Foot Morning Glory, the other is Beach Bean, from the pea family and named for its huge woody seeds.
- To one side the River Seven meandered, thick with willow, purple with balsam and white with convolvulus.
OriginLatin, 'bindweed', from convolvere 'roll together' (see convolve). Definition of convolvulus in US English: convolvulusnounkənˈvälvyəˌləskənˈvɑlvjəˌləs A twining plant with trumpet-shaped flowers, some kinds of which (such as bindweed) are invasive weeds, while others, especially morning glories, are cultivated for their bright flowers. 旋花属植物 Genus Convolvulus, family Convolvulaceae Example sentencesExamples - In the Autumn, when the convolvulus has taken over suburban Australian gardens, strangling trees, insinuating itself into garden sheds, creeping across garden paths, the very name declares its despised status as a weed.
- The wide verges were tangled with the trumpets of field convolvulus, a smaller version of the plant that plays so loud in the hedges at this time of the year.
- Some other plants had survived, a small convolvulus, golden lamium and creeping geranium were beginning to sprout so these were potted up but the lining fell to bits when the basket was emptied.
- To one side the River Seven meandered, thick with willow, purple with balsam and white with convolvulus.
- One is a convolvulus called Goat's Foot Morning Glory, the other is Beach Bean, from the pea family and named for its huge woody seeds.
OriginLatin, ‘bindweed’, from convolvere ‘roll together’ (see convolve). |