Chelone

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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 WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Chelone
       n : herbaceous perennials: shellflower [syn: {genus Chelone}]