con|vol|vu|lus

con|vol|vu|lus
con|vol|vu|lus «kuhn VOL vyuh luhs», noun, plural -lus|es, -li «-ly».
any one of a group of plants (usually vines) of the same family as the morning-glory, with slender, twining stems, and flowers shaped like trumpets; bindweed.
[< Latin convolvulus bindweed (diminutive) < convolvere roll around (because of its twining stems); see etym. under convolve (Cf.convolve)]

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