convolvulus

con·vol·vu·lus (kən väl′vyo̵̅o̅ ləs, -vyə-)

noun pl. -·luses or -·li′--lī′

any of a genus (Convolvulus) of trailing, twining, or erect plants of the morning-glory family, with funnel-shaped flowers and triangular leaves

Etymology: ModL < L, bindweed < convolvere: see convolve

Modifies a noun

sepium: I saw in a villa the common white convolvulus sepium trained up with china roses & looking very handsome.
arvensis: Convolvulus arvensis L. Lesser Bindweed, Small Bindweed This plant can become a troublesome weed in gardens.
hawk: These visitors were feeding on Nicotiana and Petunia flowers in the border behind the house, and they proved to convolvulus hawk moths.
moth: These visitors were feeding on Nicotiana and Petunia flowers in the border behind the house, and they proved to convolvulus hawk moths.

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