单词 | turtlehead |
释义 | turtlehead in British English (ˈtɜːtəlˌhɛd) noun another name (US) for chelone turtlehead in American English (ˈtɜrtəlˌhɛd) noun US any of a genus (Chelone) of perennial North American plants of the figwort family, with showy, tubular, white or pink flowers turtlehead in American English (ˈtɜːrtlˌhed) noun any of several North American plants belonging to the genus Chelone, of the figwort family, having opposite, serrated leaves and spikes of purple or white, two-lipped flowers Word origin [1855–60, Amer.; turtle1 + head, so called from the appearance of its flower]This word is first recorded in the period 1855–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: output, pickup, pipeline, specialist, superheat |
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