bindweed

/'baindwi:d/

Thân thiện

A gardener pulls bindweed from around a young tomato plant.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A type of twining vine: "bindweed" refers to any of several climbing plants belonging to the genera Convolvulus and Calystegia, characterized by their habit of twisting around other plants or structures for support.
   • A common weed: It often specifically denotes a fast-growing, persistent weed with trumpet-shaped flowers that can be problematic in gardens and agriculture.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The fence was covered in beautiful but invasive bindweed.
  • Gardeners often struggle to control bindweed because its roots spread deeply.

Advanced Usage

• "to be like bindweed": used metaphorically to describe something that is tenacious, spreading, and difficult to control or eradicate.
  • The new regulations spread through the bureaucracy like bindweed.

Variants and Related Words

• Field bindweed (): A common perennial species.
• Hedge bindweed (): A common species often found climbing hedges and fences.
• Great bindweed: Another name for hedge bindweed.

Synonyms

• Convolvulus: The scientific genus name, sometimes used as a common name.
• Morning glory: Note: While some bindweeds are called "wild morning glories," true ornamental morning glories belong to a different genus ().

Related Phrases

• Bindweed problem: A common phrase referring to the difficulty of managing this weed.
  • The allotment has a serious bindweed problem.

Related Idioms

• No direct idioms feature "bindweed," but it appears in descriptive metaphors about persistence and invasiveness, as shown in the "Advanced Usage" section.

Học thuật

Noun

1. any of several vines of the genera Convolvulus and Calystegia having a twining habit