Shell-flower

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}]