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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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