snail bean

noun

Any member of the species Sigmoidotropis speciosa.

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Meanings

nounsnail bean (plural snail beans)

plural snail beans

  1. Any member of the species Sigmoidotropis speciosa.

    Synonyms: snail vine, snail creeper, snailflower

  2. A corkscrew flower (Cochliasanthus caracalla).

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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny member of the species Sigmoidotropis speciosa.

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snail vinesnail creepersnailflower

nounA corkscrew flower (Cochliasanthus caracalla).

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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 flowercorkscrew flowerVigna caracallaPhaseolus caracalla
Broader
legumeleguminous plant
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corkscrew flowersnailflowersnail vine

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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MLA

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

Chicago

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

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