Definition of Snailflower

Noun: snailflower  'sneyl,flaw(-u)r

1. 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
   - snail-flower, snail flower, snail bean, corkscrew flower, Vigna caracalla, Phaseolus caracalla

See also:
snailfish
snailing