Bindweed

/ˈbɪndwiːd/ noun

A common climbing plant with heart-shaped leaves and pink or white flowers that twines around other plants.

From Old English 'bindan' (to bind) + 'weed.' Named for its habit of wrapping tightly around other plants, literally binding them together.

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