snail bean
snail bean · snail beans
Any member of the species Sigmoidotropis speciosaAny member of the species Sigmoidotropis speciosa.
Meaning
2 sensesAny member of the species Sigmoidotropis speciosa.
A corkscrew flower (Cochliasanthus caracalla).
More definitions
- perennial tropical American vine cultivated for its racemes of showy yellow and purple flowers having the corolla keel coiled like a snail shell; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus
Forms
plural: snail beans| Singular | snail bean |
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regular
Synonyms
9 synonymsSigmoidotropis speciosa:snail vinesnailflowersnail creeper
Cochliasanthus caracalla:corkscrew flowercorkscrew vine
Close in meaning
- perennial tropical American vine cultivated for its racemes of showy yellow and purple flowers having the corolla keel coiled like a snail shell; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus:snailflowersnail-flowersnail flowercorkscrew flowerVigna caracallaPhaseolus caracalla