snail-flower

snailf·lo·wer

uncommon

noun

1.

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

Synonyms

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

Synonyms

Related words

Word family

snail-flower

Broader terms

legume

Parts

Vigna

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Grammar

noun
singular	snail flower
plural	snail flowers

Nearby words

snailfish snailflower snail bean snail butter snail darter snail mail snake snake's head fritillary snake-fish snake-head

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