\Con*vol"vu*lus\, 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 ({C. arwensis}), and formerly
the morning-glory, but this is now transferred to the genus
{Ipom[ae]a}.
      The luster of the long convolvuluses That coiled around
      the stately stems.                       --Tennyson.