snailflower

snailflower
/snayl"flow'euhr/, n.
a tropical vine, Vigna caracalla, of the legume family, having fragrant, yellowish or purplish flowers, a segment of which is shaped like a snail's shell. Also called corkscrew flower.
[1680-90; SNAIL + FLOWER]

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  • snailflower — sraiginė pupuolė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Pupinių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Vigna caracalla), paplitęs Pietų Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Vigna caracalla angl. bertoni bean; snailflower vok. Schneckenbohne pranc. haricot caracole …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • snailflower — 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 • Syn: ↑snail flower, ↑snail flower, ↑snail bean,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • corkscrew flower — snailflower. [1710 20] * * * …   Universalium

  • corkscrew flower — 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 • Syn: ↑snailflower, ↑snail flower, ↑snail flower, ↑snail… …   Useful english dictionary

  • corkscrew flower — noun A plant of the species Vigna caracalla, often used as an ornamental Syn: corkscrew vine, snailflower …   Wiktionary

  • Vigna caracalla (L.) Verdc. [excluded] — Symbol VICA83 Common Name snailflower Botanical Family Fabaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Vigna caracalla (L.) Verdc. [excluded] — Symbol VICA83 Common Name snailflower Botanical Family Fabaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Vigna caracalla — ID 88030 Symbol Key VICA83 Common Name snailflower Family Fabaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Cultivated, or not in the U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution N/A Growth Habit N/A …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Schneckenbohne — sraiginė pupuolė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Pupinių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Vigna caracalla), paplitęs Pietų Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Vigna caracalla angl. bertoni bean; snailflower vok. Schneckenbohne pranc. haricot caracole …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • Vigna caracalla — sraiginė pupuolė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Pupinių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Vigna caracalla), paplitęs Pietų Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Vigna caracalla angl. bertoni bean; snailflower vok. Schneckenbohne pranc. haricot caracole …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

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