HyperDic: snail-flower

English > 1 sense of the word snail-flower:
NOUNplantsnail-flower, snailflower, snail flower, snail bean, corkscrew flower, Vigna caracalla, Phaseolus caracallaperennial tropical American vine cultivated for its racemes of showy yellow and purple flowers having the corolla keel coiled like a snail shell
English > snail-flower: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningperennial 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.
Synonymssnailflower, snail flower, snail bean, corkscrew flower, Vigna caracalla, Phaseolus caracalla
Member ofVigna, genus Vignagenus of vines or erect herbs having trifoliate leaves and yellowish or purplish flowers
Broaderlegume, leguminous plantAn erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae

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