snailflower

English

snailflowers

Etymology

From snail +‎ flower.

Noun

snailflower (plural snailflowers)

1. Cochliasanthus caracalla, a leguminous vine of South and Central America, whose fragrant flowers have a distinctive curled shape.

Synonyms

• (Cochliasanthus caracalla): corkscrew flower, corkscrew vine, snail vine, snail creeper, snail bean

Further reading

• Cochliasanthus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Cochliasanthus caracalla on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Cochliasanthus caracalla on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons