Meanings
nounbindweed (countable and uncountable, plural bindweeds)
plural bindweeds
- Any of several trailing vine-like plants in the family Convolvulaceae with funnel-shaped flowers:
- countableuncountabletrue bindweed (Convolvulus).
the slender bindweed wound about with its pale and delicate flowers—so delicate, yet so deadly; and one or two late flowers yet put forth their wan blossoms, pining as if gentle exiles of the spring, and yet very, very lovely.
1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Francesca Carrara. […], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, pages 79–80 - countableuncountablefalse bindweed (Calystegia).
- countableuncountableslender bindweed (Polymeria calycina).
- Any of several plants of species in other families with similar appearance:
- countableuncountableblack bindweed (Fallopia convolvulus).
- countableuncountablebittersweet nightshade, blue bindweed (Solanum dulcamara).
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
Translations
Ancient Greek σμῖλαξ
- σμῖλαξ (smîlax)Convolvulaceae
Arabic عُلَّيْق
- عُلَّيْق (ʕullayq)Convolvulaceae
Bulgarian чадъ́рче, пове́тица
- чадъ́рче (čadắrče)Calystegia
- пове́тица (povética)Convolvulaceae
Czech svlačec
- svlačecConvolvulaceae
Dutch winde
- windeConvolvulaceae
Esperanto konvolvulo
- konvolvuloConvolvulaceae
Finnish karhunköynnös, kiertokasvi
- karhunköynnösCalystegia
- kiertokasviConvolvulaceae
French liseron, liseron
- liseronCalystegia
- liseronConvolvulaceae
German Winde
- WindeConvolvulaceae
Hebrew חֲבַלְבַּל
- חֲבַלְבַּל (khavabál)Convolvulaceae
Hungarian sövényszulák, szulák
- sövényszulákCalystegia
- szulákConvolvulaceae
Italian vilucchio, convolvolo
- vilucchioConvolvulaceae
- convolvoloConvolvulaceae
Māori panahi, pōhue
- panahiCalystegia
- pōhueConvolvulaceae
- pōhuehueConvolvulaceae
- rauparahaConvolvulaceae
Polish kielisznik, powój
- kielisznikCalystegia
- powójConvolvulaceae
Portuguese convólvulo
- convólvuloConvolvulaceae
Romanian volbură
- volburăConvolvulaceae
Russian пово́й, вьюно́к
- пово́й (povój)Calystegia
- вьюно́к (vʹjunók)Convolvulaceae
Spanish convólvulo
- convólvuloConvolvulaceae
Swedish vindeväxter
- vindeväxterConvolvulaceae
Welsh taglys, taglys
- taglysCalystegia
- taglysConvolvulaceae
Cite this entry
APA
bindweed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bindweed
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“bindweed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bindweed. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bindweed,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bindweed.
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