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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any of species Cochliasanthus caracalla of leguminous vines of South and Central America, whose fragrant flowers have a distinctive curled shape.
2. 2
   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 wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

corkscrew flowersnail beancorkscrew flowercorkscrew vinephaseolus caracallasnail creeper

Etymology

From snail + flower.

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