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Noun: corkscrew flower  'kork,skroo'flaw(-u)r
  1. Perennial tropical American vine cultivated for its racemes of showy yellow and purple flowers with a coiled keel
    "The corkscrew flower's unique bloom resembles a snail shell";
    - snailflower, snail-flower, snail flower, snail bean, Vigna caracalla, Phaseolus caracalla

Derived forms: corkscrew flowers

Type of: legume, leguminous plant

Part of: genus Vigna, Vigna