: any of a genus (Convolvulus) of erect, trailing, or twining herbs and shrubs of the morning-glory family
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from New Latin, genus name, going back to Latin convolvolus "bindweed (Calystegia sepium or a related species)," from convolvere "to roll round or up, coil, twist, wrap round" + -olus, noun suffix, usually with diminutive value — more at convolve