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corallita|kɒrəˈliːtə|
Also coraleta, coralita.
[ad. Amer. Sp. coralito, dim. of Sp. coral coral n.1]
A climbing vine (Antigonon leptopus) with pink flowers, native to Mexico and cultivated in the tropics or in greenhouses elsewhere.
1899J. Rodway Guiana Wilds 63 The little gallery was screened from the road by luxuriant festoons of corallita. 1931[see coral vine s.v. coral n.1 9]. 1951E. A. Mittelholzer Shadows Move i. ix. 66 The big, thick-stalked vine is bougainvillea... The coralita is the one with the small pink flowers. 1957M. Swan Brit. Guiana i. 12 The bougainvillea, morning-glory, the pink coraleta. |