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Nov 30, 2009
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cup'-and-sau'cer vine"



Pronunciation: (kup'un-sô'sur), [key]
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 Mexican ivy.

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