Definition of Convolvulus. Meaning of Convolvulus. Synonyms of Convolvulus

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Definition of Convolvulus

Convolvulus
Mechoacan Me*cho"a*can, n. A species of jalap, of very feeble properties, said to be obtained from the root of a species of Convolvulus (C. Mechoacan); -- so called from Michoacan, in Mexico, whence it is obtained.
Convolvulus
Convolvulus Con*vol"vu*lus, 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 (C. arwensis), and formerly the morning-glory, but this is now transferred to the genus Ipom[ae]a. The luster of the long convolvuluses That coiled around the stately stems. --Tennyson.

Meaning of Convolvulus from wikipedia

- cantabricus.[citation needed] Convolvulus dorycnium Convolvulus sabatius Cultivated Convolvulus tricolor Convolvulus althaeoides Convolvulus arvensis Seed under...
- convolvulus L. (basionym), Bilderdykia convolvulus (L.) Dumort, ****opyrum convolvulus (L.) H.Gross, ****opyrum carinatum Moench, Helxine convolvulus (L...
- Convolvulus arvensis, or field bindweed, is a species of bindweed in the Convolvulaceae native to Europe and Asia. It is a rhizomatous and climbing or...
- Convolvulus prostratus (Convolvulus pluricaulis) is an herb found in India and Burma that is used in Ayurveda. In Ayurveda it is known as Shankhpushpi...
- name HMS Convolvulus, after the flower: HMS Convolvulus (1917) was an Anchusa-class sloop launched in 1917 and sold in 1922. HMS Convolvulus (K45) was...
- (e.g. morning glory) and as troublesome weeds (e.g. bindweed (mainly Convolvulus and Calystegia) and dodder), while Humbertia madagascariensis is a medium-sized...
- genus Convolvulus. Convolvulus acanthocladus Convolvulus aitchisonii Convolvulus althaeoidesmallow bindweed, mallow-leaf bindweed Convolvulus ammannii...
- Convolvulus scammonia, commonly known as scammony, is a bindweed native to the countries of the eastern part of the Mediterranean basin; it grows in bushy...
- Convolvulus sabatius, the ground blue-convolvulus or blue rock bindweed, is a species of flowering plant in the family Convolvulaceae, native to Italy...
- name Aparajita. It is also sometimes confused in India with Convolvulus prostratus(Convolvulus pluricaulis). It is a perennial herbaceous plant, with elliptic...