What is the meaning of snailflower?

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: snail-flower, snail flower, snail bean, corkscrew flower, Vigna caracalla, Phaseolus caracalla

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