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genus Chelone ThesaurusNoun | 1.genus Chelone - herbaceous perennials: shellflowerCheloneasterid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubsfamily Scrophulariaceae, figwort family, foxglove family, Scrophulariaceae - a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Polemoniales; includes figwort and snapdragon and foxglove and toadflax and speedwell and mullein; in some classifications placed in the order ScrophularialesChelone glabra, shellflower, shell-flower, snakehead, snake-head, 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 purple |
genus Chelone
Synonyms for genus Chelonenoun herbaceous perennials: shellflowerSynonymsRelated Words- asterid dicot genus
- family Scrophulariaceae
- figwort family
- foxglove family
- Scrophulariaceae
- Chelone glabra
- shellflower
- shell-flower
- snakehead
- snake-head
- turtlehead
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