snailflower
snailflower · snailflowers
Any member of the species Cochliasanthus caracalla of leguminous vines of South and…Any member of the species Cochliasanthus caracalla of leguminous vines of South and Central America, whose fragrant flowers have a distinctive curled shape.
Meaning
2 sensesAny member of the species Cochliasanthus caracalla of leguminous vines of South and Central America, whose fragrant flowers have a distinctive curled shape.
Any member of species Sigmoidotropis speciosa
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
Origin
From snail + flower.From snail + flower.
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Forms
plural: snailflowers| Singular | snailflower |
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regular
Synonyms
9 synonymsCochliasanthus caracalla:corkscrew flowercorkscrew vinesnail vinesnail beansnail creeper
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:snail-flowersnail flowersnail beancorkscrew flowerVigna caracallaPhaseolus caracalla