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cup-and-saucer plant

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cup-and-saucer vine

[kuhp-uhn-saw-ser]
–noun
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 cup-and-saucer plant, Mexican ivy.
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cup-and-sau·cer plant   (kŭp'ən-sô'sər)   
n.  A tendril-bearing Mexican vine (Cobaea scandens) cultivated for its showy flowers. Also called Mexican ivy vine.
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