snail bean

snail bean
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
Hypernyms: ↑legume, ↑leguminous plant
Member Holonyms: ↑Vigna, ↑genus Vigna

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  • genus Vigna — noun genus of vines or erect herbs having trifoliate leaves and yellowish or purplish flowers; of warm or tropical regions; most species often placed in genus Phaseolus • Syn: ↑Vigna • Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus • Member Holonyms:… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Vigna — noun genus of vines or erect herbs having trifoliate leaves and yellowish or purplish flowers; of warm or tropical regions; most species often placed in genus Phaseolus • Syn: ↑genus Vigna • Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus • Member Holonyms:… …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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 — 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

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