black bindweed
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Related to black bindweed: Polygonum convolvulus
black bindweed
n.
A twining annual vine (Fallopia convolvulus) native to Eurasia but widespread as a weed, having heart-shaped leaves, small greenish-white flowers, and three-sided black seeds. Also called wild buckwheat.
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black bindweed
n
(Plants) a twining polygonaceous European plant, Polygonum convolvulus, with heart-shaped leaves and triangular black seed pods
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Noun 1. black bindweed - common European twining vine with tuberous roots and cordate leaves and red berries
genus Tamus, Tamus - a genus of tuberous vines of the family Dioscoreaceae; has twining stems and heart-shaped leaves and axillary racemes
vine - a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
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