shell-flower | ||
1. | [ noun ] (botany) 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 | |
Synonyms: | turtlehead snakehead Chelone_glabra snake-head shellflower | |
Related terms: | marsh_plant Chelone | |
Similar spelling: |
shall-flower shellflower |