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Definition of cup and saucer vine
cup and saucer vine
Plural:cup and saucer vines
• noun
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A fast-growing perennial climbing vine (Cobaea scandens) in the phlox family (Polemoniaceae), native to tropical Mexico, cultivated as an ornamental garden flower for its large, bell-shaped blossoms that open pale green and mature to deep violet-purple above a broad, saucer-like leafy calyx.
Example
"The gardener trained the cup and saucer vine along the wooden trellis, where its purple bell-shaped blossoms bloomed until the first autumn frost."
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Cup and saucer vine. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 17, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/cup%20and%20saucer%20vine