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
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snailflower::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | corkscrew flower, phaseolus caracalla, snail-flower, snail bean, snail flower, vigna caracalla |
| Type of | legume, leguminous plant |
