kənˌvälv(y)əˈlāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Convolvulus, type genus + -aceae
: a family of twining vines, erect herbs, shrubs, or trees (order Polemoniales) comprising the morning-glory family and having alternate leaves and regular pentamerous flowers with plaited corollas
• con·vol·vu·la·ceous ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷shəs adjective