Morning-glory is a common term for the beautiful flowering plant that produces large trumpet-shaped flowers in a range of colors, from white to pink and blue. But did you know there are other terms you can use to describe morning-glories? One alternative is convolvulus, which comes from Latin and means "to wind together." Bindweed is another synonym, often used for the wild morning-glory that can be found in fields and along roadsides. Ipomoea is a scientific name that also refers to the morning-glory family, and is derived from the Greek word for "worm-like," a nod to the way the plant's vines twist around each other.