Balloon vine
a tropical climbing plant, cardiospermum halicacab-m, of the soapberry family, bearing big, bladderlike pods and black seeds with a white, heart-shaped spot.
noun
a tropical tendril-climbing sapindaceous plant, cardiospermum halicacab-m, cultivated for its ornamental balloon-like seed capsules
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