HyperDic: family_convolvulaceae

English > 1 sense of the expression family Convolvulaceae:
NOUNplantfamily Convolvulaceae, Convolvulaceae, morning-glory familymorning glory
English > family Convolvulaceae: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningmorning glory; bindweed; sweet potato; plants having trumpet-shaped flowers and a climbing or twining habit.
SynonymsConvolvulaceae, morning-glory family
Member ofPolemoniales, order PolemonialesPolemoniaceae
MembersArgyreia, genus Argyreiawoody climbers of tropical Asia to Australia
Calystegia, genus CalystegiaClimbing or scrambling herbs
Cuscuta, genus Cuscutagenus of twining leafless parasitic herbs lacking chlorophyll
Ipomoea, genus Ipomoeamorning glory
bindweedAny of several vines of the genera ... / genera Convolvulus and Calystegia having a twining habit
genus Convolvulusgenus of mostly climbing or scrambling herbs and shrubs
genus Dichondragenus of chiefly tropical prostrate perennial herbs with creeping stems that root at the nodes
Broaderdicot family, magnoliopsid familyfamily of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
Spanishconvolvuláceas
CatalanConvolvulaceae, convolvulàcia

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