chelone
/ (kəˈləʊnɪ) /
any plant of the hardy N American genus Chelone, grown for its white, rose, or purple flower spikes: family Scrophulariaceae
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How to use chelone in a sentence
The chelone Glabra as pressed by me gives no idea of the beautiful dead-white flower, something like a foxglove only more compact.
Juliana Horatia Ewing And Her Books | Horatia K. F. EdenAll of them came to the wedding, except one nymph named chelone.
Gods and Heroes | R. E. FrancillonSo he had chelone turned into a tortoise, so that she might never be able to laugh again.
Gods and Heroes | R. E. FrancillonOn the sea coast there is the leathery turtle (Dermochelis) and also the green turtle (chelone).
Among the more important genera are Dermochelys, chelone, and Testudo.
The Vertebrate Skeleton | Sidney H. Reynolds
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