Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

snail-flower

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.60 in modern English

Syllables: snail-flow-er
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

perennial 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

Synonyms

snailflower snail flower snail bean corkscrew flower Vigna caracalla Phaseolus caracalla

Questions

What does snail-flower mean?: perennial 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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