convolvulus

[ kuhn-vol-vyuh-luhs ]

noun

, plural con·vol·vu·lus·es, con·vol·vu·li [k, uh, n-, vol, -vy, uh, -lahy].

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

convolvulus

/ kənˈvɒlvjʊləs /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of convolvulus¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of convolvulus¹

C16: from Latin: bindweed; see convolute

Example Sentences

A crimson rambler rose, unmoored from its trellis, had flopped fatally forward into the grass, where it bloomed copiously but mostly unseen; flower beds were knotty with convolvulus and bramble; the dense hedge of blackthorn and holly had grown too thick and high for her to see over the top.

From The New Yorker

The Convolvulus doctrine is not interested in dictating specific outcomes so much as sowing discord for its own sake.

From The Guardian

To understand the current political frenzy on both sides of the Atlantic, it helps to know Tortuous Convolvulus.

From The Guardian

Convolvulus was a spy, operating around 50BC, a specialist in psychological warfare.

From The Guardian

It is worth adding that Convolvulus is a character from Asterix and the Roman Agent, a book known to most English readers in translation by Anthea Bell.

From The Guardian