balloon vine

noun

  1. a tropical climbing plant, Cardiospermum halicacabum, of the soapberry family, bearing big, bladderlike pods and black seeds with a white, heart-shaped spot.

Origin of balloon vine

1
An Americanism dating back to 1830–40

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British Dictionary definitions for balloon vine

balloon vine
noun

  1. a tropical tendril-climbing sapindaceous plant, Cardiospermum halicacabum, cultivated for its ornamental balloon-like seed capsules

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