bindweed

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

bindweed
    n 1: any of several vines of the genera Convolvulus and
         Calystegia having a twining habit

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Bindweed \Bind"weed`\, n. (Bot.)
   A plant of the genus {Convolvulus}; as, {greater bindweed}
   ({Convolvulus Sepium}); {lesser bindweed} ({Convolvulus
   arvensis}); the {white bindweed}, the {blue bindweed}, the
   {Syrian bindweed}. The black bryony, or {Tamus}, is called
   {black bindweed}, and the {Smilax aspera}, {rough bindweed}.
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         The fragile bindweed bells and bryony rings.
                                                  --Tennyson.
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