bindweed
noun
bind·weed
ˈbīnd-ˌwēd 
: any of various twining plants (especially genus Convolvulus of the morning-glory family) that mat or interlace with plants among which they grow
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Crabgrass and bindweed are two examples of fast-growing, fast-spreading weeds to pull right away.
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Amy Brightfield, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Aug. 2025
Summer annuals include common weeds like crabgrass, bindweed, and lambsquarters.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2025
Garden designer Erin Lau of Erin Lau Design recommends focusing on field bindweed and common catsear.
—Karen Hugg, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2023
Known as field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis) or hedge bindweed (Convolvulus sepium), both are in the morning glory family and often confused with wild buckwheat and morning glory, which are summer annual plants that aren’t invasive.
—oregonlive, 4 Apr. 2022
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Amy Brightfield, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Aug. 2025
Summer annuals include common weeds like crabgrass, bindweed, and lambsquarters.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2025
Garden designer Erin Lau of Erin Lau Design recommends focusing on field bindweed and common catsear.
—Karen Hugg, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2023
Known as field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis) or hedge bindweed (Convolvulus sepium), both are in the morning glory family and often confused with wild buckwheat and morning glory, which are summer annual plants that aren’t invasive.
—oregonlive, 4 Apr. 2022
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“Bindweed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bindweed. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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bindweed
noun
bind·weed
ˈbīn-ˌdwēd
: any of various twining plants related especially to the morning glories
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