bindweed

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
17
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈbaɪndwiːd/

Definition of bindweed

5 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)Any of several trailing vine-like plants in the family Convolvulaceae with funnel-shaped flowers:
    “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.”
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)Any of several trailing vine-like plants in the family Convolvulaceae with funnel-shaped flowers:
    “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.”
  2. (countable, uncountable)Any of several trailing vine-like plants in the family Convolvulaceae with funnel-shaped flowers:
  3. (countable, uncountable)Any of several trailing vine-like plants in the family Convolvulaceae with funnel-shaped flowers:
  4. (countable, uncountable)Any of several plants of species in other families with similar appearance:
  5. (countable, uncountable)Any of several plants of species in other families with similar appearance:

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Etymology

From bind + weed.

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