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Definition of Field bindweed
1. Noun. Weakly climbing European perennial with white or pink flowers; naturalized in North America and an invasive weed.
Group relationships: Genus Convolvulus
Generic synonyms: Bindweed
Lexicographical Neighbors of Field Bindweed
Literary usage of Field bindweed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Successful Farming; a Ready Reference on All Phases of Agriculture for by Frank Duane Gardner (1916)
"This weed is very similar to field bindweed and about as hard to eradicate; its
rootstocks are larger and not so difficult to remove from the soil. ..."
2. The Small Grains by Mark Alfred Carleton (1920)
"... but always white or rose colored; base of the flower inclosed in bracts J inch
long. The field bindweed is either trailing or twining; leaves ovate, ..."
3. Sessional Papers by Ontario Legislative Assembly (1911)
"Such a large number of enquiries were received concerning the eradication of
field bindweed that a circular letter was prepared giving a brief description ..."
4. Gray's School and Field Book of Botany: Consisting of "Lessons in Botany by Asa Gray (1887)
"(From Latin convolve, to roll around or twine.) Fl. summer. C. arvensis, FIELD
BINDWEED of En., is a weed on the coast E. : spreading and low-twining, ..."
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