Definition of Convolvulaceae

1. Noun. Morning glory; bindweed; sweet potato; plants having trumpet-shaped flowers and a climbing or twining habit.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Convolvulaceae

Contopus
Contopus sordidulus
Contopus virens
Contra
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Conté
Conuropsis
Conuropsis carolinensis
Convallaria majalis
Convallariaceae
Conventional Transmission Electron Microscopy
Conventionsthaler
Conventionsthalers
Convergent Beam Electron Diffraction
Converso
Convolvulaceae (current term)
Convolvulus arvensis
Convolvulus scammonia
Convolvulus sepium
Conway
Conwy
Conyza
Conyza canadensis
Cook
Cook's tour
Cook's tours
Cook Islander
Cook Islanders
Cook Islands
Cook Islands Maori

Literary usage of Convolvulaceae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Scientific and Applied Pharmacognosy for Students of Pharmacy, and by Henry Kraemer (1915)
"The plants of the Convolvulaceae possess a number of interesting ... Convolvulaceae), a perennial twining herb, native of the eastern slopes of the Mexican ..."

2. Handbook of the Flora of Philadelphia and Vicinity: Containing Data Relating by Ida Augusta Keller, Stewardson Brown (1905)
"... herb with spicate flowers and reflexed fruits. Fam. 15. Phrymaceae. Family 1. Convolvulaceae Vent. Morning-glory Family. Style 2-cleft or 2-parted. 1. ..."

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