noun
Meaning 1
Synonym of corkscrew flower
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: corkscrew flower
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
snail bean
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noun
Meaning 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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: snailflower, snail-flower, snail flower, corkscrew flower, Vigna caracalla, Phaseolus caracalla
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: legume, leguminous plant
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