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Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
snail-flower is a noun meaning "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". It carries one recorded sense.
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
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for snail-flower come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.