Definition of Corkscrew flower

1. Noun. 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.


Definition of Corkscrew flower

1. Noun. A plant of the species ''Vigna caracalla'', often used as an ornamental ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Corkscrew Flower

corker
corkers
corkier
corkiest
corkiness
corkinesses
corking
corkingly
corkir
corkirs
corkite
corkless
corklike
corks
corkscrew flower (current term)
corkscrew oesophagus
corkscrewed
corkscrewing
corkscrewlike
corkscrews
corkscrewy
corktree
corktrees
corkwing
corkwings
corkwood
corkwood family
corkwood tree
corkwoods

Literary usage of Corkscrew flower

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1901)
"CORKSCREW-FLOWER. Leaflets broadly rhombic-ovate, pointed or acuminate: Hs. large and fleshy, in axillary racemes, light purple to yellowish, very fragrant, ..."

2. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1916)
"CORKSCREW-FLOWER. Lfts. broadly rhombic-ovate, pointed or acuminate: fls. large and fleshy, very fragrant, the large keel coiled like a snail-shell. ..."

3. Vines and how to Grow Them: A Manual of Climbing Plants for Flower, Foliage by William C. McCollom (1911)
"Nevertheless, for these individuals, I will mention a few of these less satisfactory genera. The corkscrew flower (Phaseolus ..."

4. Style Book: A Compilation of Rules Governing Executive, Congressional, and by United States Government Printing Office (1917)
"... berry, -fern, flower, -gem, -rag, -red (a.), root, wort. corded-up (a.). corkscrew, wing, wood. corkscrew-flower, -plant. corn-beads, bell, bind, ..."

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