cup-and-saucer vine: Meaning and Definition of

cup'-and-sau'cer vine"

Pronunciation: (kup'un-sô'sur), [key]
  1. a woody, Mexican vine, Cobaea scandens, of the phlox family, having bell-shaped, violet-colored or greenish-purple flowers with an inflated, leaflike calyx and long, curved stamens. Also called
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