English Dictionary: turtlehead | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for turtlehead | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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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]: | |
d8Chelone \[d8]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[91]}, natives of North America; -- called also {snakehead}, {turtlehead}, {shellflower}, etc. |