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Meaning of CHELONE

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  herbaceous perennials: shellflower
 
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 Synonyms: genus Chelone
 
 See Also: asterid dicot genus, Chelone glabra, family Scrophulariaceae, figwort family, foxglove family, Scrophulariaceae, shellflower, snakehead, turtlehead

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 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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