3 definitions found 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]: shell-flower 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}, {turtlehead}, {snakehead}, {snake-head}, {Chelone glabra}] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: shellflower n 1: 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: {shell-flower}, {turtlehead}, {snakehead}, {snake-head}, {Chelone glabra}] 2: cultivated for its shining oblong leaves and arching clusters of white flowers with shell-pink shading and crinkled yellow lip with variegated magenta stripes [syn: {shall-flower}, {shell ginger}, {Alpinia Zerumbet}, {Alpinia speciosa}, {Languas speciosa}]
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