Definition of 'snailflower'

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

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