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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.


balloon vine

noun

  1. a tropical tendril-climbing sapindaceous plant, Cardiospermum halicacabum , cultivated for its ornamental balloon-like seed capsules
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of balloon vine1

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40
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Example Sentences

And what an ignoramus you must be, if you do not know that a balloon-vine is a Cardiospernum Halicactum.

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