- balloon vine
- noun Date: 1836 a tropical American vine (Cardiospermum halicacabum) of the soapberry family bearing large ornamental pods
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balloon vine
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balloon vine — ☆ balloon vine n. a tropical American vine (Cardiospermum halicacabum) of the soapberry family, bearing inflated triangular pods … English World dictionary
balloon-vine — balloonˈ vineˈ noun Heartseed, a tropical American climber with bladdery pods • • • Main Entry: ↑balloon … Useful english dictionary
balloon vine — balloon′ vine n. pln a tropical climbing plant, Cardiospermum halicacabum, of the soapberry family, bearing large pods • Etymology: 1830–40 … From formal English to slang
balloon vine — noun A tropical perennial climbing vine, Cardiospermum halicacabum, having ornamental balloon like fruits … Wiktionary
balloon vine — a tropical climbing plant, Cardiospermum halicacabum, of the soapberry family, bearing big, bladderlike pods and black seeds with a white, heart shaped spot. [1830 40, Amer.] * * * ▪ plant also called Heart pea, or Heart seed (species… … Universalium
balloon vine — noun woody perennial climbing plant with large ornamental seed pods that resemble balloons; tropical India and Africa and America • Syn: ↑heart pea, ↑Cardiospermum halicacabum • Hypernyms: ↑soapberry vine … Useful english dictionary
Balloon vine — Cardiospermum (E) … EthnoBotanical Dictionary
balloon vine — /bəˈlun vaɪn/ (say buh loohn vuyn) noun 1. a climbing plant, Cardiospermum halicacabum, of tropical America, much cultivated elsewhere for its large, ornamental bladder like fruits. 2. any of various other climbing plants of the genus… …
balloon vine — Pōniu, hale a ka i a, inalua … English-Hawaiian dictionary
soapberry vine — noun tendril climbing vine • Hypernyms: ↑vine • Hyponyms: ↑heartseed, ↑Cardiospermum grandiflorum, ↑balloon vine, ↑heart pea, ↑Cardiospermum halicacabum • Member … Useful english dictionary
