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Meaning of CORKSCREW FLOWER

Pronunciation:  'kork`skroo'flawur

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 Definition: [n]  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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 Synonyms: Phaseolus caracalla, snail bean, snail flower, snailflower, Vigna caracalla
 
 See Also: genus Vigna, legume, leguminous plant, Vigna

 

 

 

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