snail flower

Noun

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

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

snail-flower

Synonyms

snailflower corkscrew flower snail flower Phaseolus caracalla snail bean vigna caracalla

Hypernyms

legume leguminous plant

Close letter words and terms

snail darter snail farm snail fever snail king snail kite snail mail