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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Turtlehead \Tur"tle*head`\, n. (Bot.)
     An American perennial herb ({Chelone glabra) having white
     flowers shaped like the head of a turtle. Called also
     snakehead, shell flower, and balmony.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Chelone \Che*lo"ne\, n. [Gr. chelw`nh a tortoise. So named from
     shape of the upper lip of the corolla.] (Bot.)
     A genus of hardy perennial flowering plants, of the order
     Scrophulariace[ae], natives of North America; -- called
     also snakehead, turtlehead, shellflower, etc.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Turtlehead \Tur"tle*head`\, n. (Bot.)
     An American perennial herb ({Chelone glabra) having white
     flowers shaped like the head of a turtle. Called also
     snakehead, shell flower, and balmony.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Chelone \Che*lo"ne\, n. [Gr. chelw`nh a tortoise. So named from
     shape of the upper lip of the corolla.] (Bot.)
     A genus of hardy perennial flowering plants, of the order
     Scrophulariace[ae], natives of North America; -- called
     also snakehead, turtlehead, shellflower, etc.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  turtlehead
       n : showy perennial of marshlands of eastern and central North
           America having waxy lanceolate leaves and flower with
           lower part creamy white and upper parts pale pink to deep
           purple [syn: shellflower, shell-flower, snakehead,
           snake-head, Chelone glabra]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  turtlehead
     n.
     1 The white turtlehead, an American perennial herb ((taxlink Chelone
  glabra species noshow=1 ver=170116)) with white flowers.
     2 Any of various other members of the genus ''Chelone''.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  turtlehead
     n.
     1 The white turtlehead, an American perennial herb ((taxlink Chelone
  glabra species noshow=1 ver=170116)) with white flowers.
     2 Any of various other members of the genus ''Chelone''.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  turtlehead
     n.
     1 The white turtlehead, an American perennial herb ((taxlink Chelone
  glabra species noshow=1 ver=170116)) with white flowers.
     2 Any of various other members of the genus ''Chelone''.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  turtlehead
     n.
     1 The white turtlehead, an American perennial herb ((taxlink Chelone
  glabra species noshow=1 ver=170116)) with white flowers.
     2 Any of various other members of the genus ''Chelone''.

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