snailflower
- noun
- Specialized
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flor caracol
- The snailflower climbed the trellis, displaying its spiral-shaped blossoms all summer long.
Examples
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Gardeners admire the snailflower for both its vibrant colors and unusual coiled petals.
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During summer, the snailflower attracts butterflies with its colorful, coiled flowers.
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A single snailflower can quickly cover a fence with its lush, twisting vines.
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The snailflower blooms beautifully in tropical gardens.
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I saw a snailflower in the botanical garden yesterday.
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The bright yellow and purple blooms of the snailflower create a stunning display in gardens.
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In the tropical rainforest, the snailflower climbs high, wrapping its vines around trees to reach the sunlight.
Synonyms
A climbing vine with bright yellow and purple flowers that coil like a snail shell
A tropical climbing plant with yellow and purple coiled flowers like a snail shell
A climbing tropical plant with yellow and purple flowers whose lower part is curled like a snail shell
A tropical vine with bright yellow and purple flowers whose petals twist like a snail shell
A tropical climbing plant with yellow and purple spiral flowers called the corkscrew vine
A climbing vine with spiral yellow and purple flowers that smell sweet
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Snailflower is a simple compound of snail and flower, named because its petals curl in a spiral like a snail's 'shell'. So, the name helps you remember a climbing plant with coiled, snail-like blossoms.
