Vocabulary : Convolvulaceous to Convulsed
Convolvulaceous : Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family of plants of which the bindweed and the morning-glory are common examples.Convolvuli : of Convolvulus
Convolvulin : A glucoside occurring in jalap (the root of a convolvulaceous plant), and extracted as a colorless, tasteless, gummy mass of powerful purgative properties.
Convolvulus : 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 Ipomaea.
Convoy : To accompany for protection, either by sea or land; to attend for protection; to escort; as, a frigate convoys a merchantman. ;; The act of attending for defense; the state of being so attended; protection; escort. ;; A vessel or fleet, or a train or trains of wagons, employed in the transportation of munitions of war, money, subsistence, clothing, etc., and having an armed escort. ;; A protection force accompanying ships, etc., on their way from place to place, by sea or land; an escort, for protection or guidance. ;; Conveyance; means of transportation. ;; A drag or brake applied to the wheels of a carriage, to check their velocity in going down a hill.
