turtlehead

tur·tle·head

T0426800 (tûr′tl-hĕd′)n. Any of several perennial North American herbs of the genus Chelone of the figwort family, especially C. glabra, having spikes of tubular two-lipped white or pink flowers. Also called snakehead.

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[From the shape of its flowers.]

turtlehead

(ˈtɜːtəlˌhɛd) n (Plants) another name (US) for chelone

tur•tle•head

(ˈtɜr tlˌhɛd)

n. any North American plant of the genus Chelone, of the figwort family, having spikes of white or purple two-lipped flowers. [1855–60, Amer.]

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turtlehead - 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 purpleChelone glabra, shellflower, shell-flower, snakehead, snake-headChelone, genus Chelone - herbaceous perennials: shellflowerbog plant, marsh plant, swamp plant - a semiaquatic plant that grows in soft wet land; most are monocots: sedge, sphagnum, grasses, cattails, etc; possibly heath