n.; pl. L.Convolvuli E. Convoluluses [ L., bindweed, fr. convolvere to roll around. So named from its twining stems. ] (Bot.) A large genus of plants having monopetalous flowers, including the common bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis), and formerly the morning-glory, but this is now transferred to the genus Ipomæa. [ 1913 Webster ]
The luster of the long convolvuluses That coiled around the stately stems. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]
[くうしんさい, kuushinsai](n) (See 甕菜) ipomoea aquatica; kang kong; water morning glory; (Chinese) water spinach; water convolvulus; swamp cabbage; ong choy; hung tsai; rau muong; pak boong[Add to Longdo]