corkscrew flower

noun

A plant of the species Cochliasanthus caracalla, often used as an ornamental.

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Meanings

nouncorkscrew flower (plural corkscrew flowers)

plural corkscrew flowers

  1. A plant of the species Cochliasanthus caracalla, often used as an ornamental.

    Synonyms: corkscrew vine, snail bean, snailflower, snail vine, snail creeper, snail bean

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA plant of the species Cochliasanthus caracalla, often used as an ornamental.

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More synonyms by meaning

nounperennial 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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snailflowersnail-flowersnail flowersnail beanVigna caracallaPhaseolus caracalla
Broader
legumeleguminous plant
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corkscrew vinesnail beansnailflowersnail vine

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APA

corkscrew flower. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corkscrew%20flower

MLA

“corkscrew flower.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corkscrew%20flower. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “corkscrew flower,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corkscrew%20flower.

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