Convolvulus

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Convolvulus \Con*vol"vu*lus\ (k[o^]n*v[o^]l"v[-u]*l[u^]s), n.;
     pl. L.{Convolvuli}, E. {Convoluluses}. [L., bindweed, fr.
     convolvere to roll around. So named from its twining stems.]
     (Bot.)
     A large genus of plants having monopetalous flowers,
     including the common bindweed ({Convolvulus arvensis}), and


     formerly the morning-glory, but this is now transferred to
     the genus {Ipom[ae]a}.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           The luster of the long convolvuluses
           That coiled around the stately stems.    --Tennyson.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  convolvulus
       n : any of numerous plants of the genus Convolvulus
       [also: {convolvuli} (pl)]