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Definition of convolvulus noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

convolvulus

noun
 
/kənˈvɒlvjələs/
 
/kənˈvɑːlvjələs/
[countable, uncountable]
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  1. a wild plant with triangular leaves and flowers that are like trumpets in shape. It climbs up walls, fences, etc. and twists itself around other plants.
    Word OriginLatin, ‘bindweed’, from convolvere ‘roll together’, from con- ‘together’ + volvere ‘roll’.
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