Etymology

convolvulus

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Today it means: Any of several plants, of the genus Convolvulus, found in temperate climates, having small trumpet-shaped flowers. Full definition →

Latin convolvulus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromconvolvulus“bindweed; caterpillar”
  2. English todayconvolvulus

From Latin convolvulus (“bindweed; caterpillar”), from convolvō (“convolve”).

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