convolvulus

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a trailing or twining plant of the genus Convolvulus, typically with trumpet-shaped flowers; a bindweed

   White convolvulus climbed through the hedge and opened in the morning sun.

Simplified etymology

Convolvulus was already a Latin word, formed from the root meaning “to turn” or “roll.” It named a climbing plant whose stem turns around a support and could also refer in Latin to a caterpillar that rolls itself in a leaf.

Borrowed in the sixteenth century from Latin convolvulus ("bindweed"), from convolvere ("to roll or wind together"). The name refers to the plant's twining habit.

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