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BINDWEED

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Any of several vines of the genera Convolvulus and Calystegia having a twining habit

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("bindweed" is a kind of...):

vine (a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bindweed"):

Convolvulus arvensis; field bindweed; wild morning-glory (weakly climbing European perennial with white or pink flowers; naturalized in North America and an invasive weed)

Calystegia sepium; Convolvulus sepium; hedge bindweed; wild morning-glory (common Eurasian and American wild climber with pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Convolvulus)

Holonyms ("bindweed" is a member of...):

Convolvulaceae; family Convolvulaceae; morning-glory family (morning glory; bindweed; sweet potato; plants having trumpet-shaped flowers and a climbing or twining habit)

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