Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

convolvulus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.72 in modern English

Syllables: con-volvu-lus
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several plants, of the genus Convolvulus, found in temperate climates, having small trumpet-shaped flowers.

noun

A species of hawkmoth, Agrius convolvuli.

Example Sentences

"Toward it the torrent raced furiously, fed from above, where, down the left bank, transformed abruptly into a great wall of vegetation, water was spouting into the stream through thickets festooned with convolvuli on a higher level than the topmost trees of the jungle."
"In this painting he uses the lovers for his narrative and makes his symbolic points with the convolvulus, signifying entanglements, climbing up the steps."
"1922, Virginia Woolf, Jacob's Room, Vintage Classics, paperback edition, page 51, Already the convolvulus moth was spinning over the flowers."

Etymology

From Latin convolvulus (“bindweed; caterpillar”), from convolvō (“convolve”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: convolvulus

Inflected Forms

convolvuluses (plural) convolvuli (plural)

Synonyms

bindweed morning glory

Questions

What does convolvulus mean?: Any of several plants, of the genus Convolvulus, found in temperate climates, having small trumpet-shaped flowers.
Where does convolvulus come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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