ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
Etymology: bind (I) + weed; from their twining habit
: any of numerous plants of more or less twining habit and dense or prickly form that tend to mat together or interlace with plants among which they grow: as
a. : any of several plants of the genus Convolvulus — see field bindweed , hedge bindweed , rough bindweed
b. : knotgrass or a closely related plant (as black bindweed)