snailflower

snailf·lo·wer

uncommon

noun

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

snail-flower
snail flower
snail bean
corkscrew flower
Vigna caracalla
Phaseolus caracalla

Origin

From snail + flower.

Related words

Broader terms

legume

Parts

Vigna

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noun
singular	snailflower
plural	snailflowers