Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bindweed

/ˈbaɪndwiːd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.68 in modern English

Syllables: bindweed
IPA: /ˈbaɪndwiːd/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several trailing vine-like plants in the family Convolvulaceae with funnel-shaped flowers:

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any of several trailing vine-like plants in the family Convolvulaceae with funnel-shaped flowers:

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any of several trailing vine-like plants in the family Convolvulaceae with funnel-shaped flowers:

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any of several plants of species in other families with similar appearance:

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any of several plants of species in other families with similar appearance:

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"the slender bindweed wound about with its pale and delicate flowers—so delicate, yet so deadly; and one or two late flowers yet put forth their wan blossoms, pining as if gentle exiles of the spring, and yet very, very lovely."

Etymology

From bind + weed.

Usage

Inflected Forms

bindweeds (plural)

Phrases

black bindweed blue bindweed bracted bindweed climbing bindweed corn bindweed European bindweed field bindweed giant bindweed

Questions

How do you pronounce bindweed?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbaɪndwiːd/.
What does bindweed mean?: Any of several trailing vine-like plants in the family Convolvulaceae with funnel-shaped flowers:
Where does bindweed come from?: From bind + weed.

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