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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
tur·tle·head 
[tur-tl-hed] Pronunciation Key
[tur-tl-hed] Pronunciation Key –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. |
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| tur·tle·head
(tûr'tl-hěd') Pronunciation Key
n. Any of several perennial North American herbs of the genus Chelone, especially C. glabra, having a white or pink bilabiate corolla with a bearded lower lip. Also called snakehead. [From the shape of its flowers.] |
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| turtlehead | |
noun | |
| 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 [syn: shellflower] |
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Turtlehead
Tur"tle*head`\, n. (Bot.) An American perennial herb (Chelone glabra) having white flowers shaped like the head of a turtle. Called also snakehead, shell flower, and balmony.
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