convolvulus

[ kuh n-vol-vyuh-luh s ]

/ kənˈvɒl vyə ləs /

any plant belonging to the genus Convolvulus, of the morning glory family, comprising twining or prostrate plants having trumpet-shaped flowers.

Origin of convolvulus

1545–55; < New Latin, Latin: bindweed, equivalent to convolv(ere) to convolve + -ulus -ule

The gum resin emitted from the cut root of Convolvulus Scammonia, Linn.

Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II |Arnold Cooley
Figures on their paintings are decked with crowns and garlands of anemone, acacia, convolvulus, and some others.

Catholic World, Vol. XIII, April to September, 1871 |Various
The Sweet Potatoe, convolvulus batatas, is the most common in Antigua.

Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) |Anonymous
Your debut—and that about the Convolvulus—was very sweet, my dear.

The convolvulus |Allen Norton

There are no palms or tree-ferns, but the convolvulus abounds, and the evergreen trees are covered with epiphytes.

The Argentine Republic |Pierre Denis

convolvulus

/ (kənˈvɒlvjʊləs) /

any typically twining herbaceous convolvulaceous plant of the genus Convolvulus, having funnel-shaped flowers and triangular leaves See also bindweed

C16: from Latin: bindweed; see convolute