Meaning of CHELONE
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| | Definition: | | [n] herbaceous perennials: shellflower |
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| | Synonyms: | | genus Chelone |
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| | See Also: | | asterid dicot genus, Chelone glabra, family Scrophulariaceae, figwort family, foxglove family, Scrophulariaceae, shellflower, snakehead, turtlehead | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
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