About The Word Chelone
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Chelone
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What's The Definition Of Chelone?
[n] herbaceous perennials: shellflower
Synonyms | Synonyms for Chelone: genus Chelone Related Terms | Find terms related to Chelone: See Also | asterid dicot genus | Chelone glabra | family Scrophulariaceae | figwort family | foxglove family | Scrophulariaceae | shellflower | snakehead | turtlehead Chelone In Webster's Dictionary \Che*lo"ne\, n. [Gr. chelw`nh a tortoise. So named from
shape of the upper lip of the corolla.] (Bot.)
A genus of hardy perennial flowering plants, of the order
{Scrophulariace[ae]}, natives of North America; -- called
also {snakehead}, {turtlehead}, {shellflower}, etc.
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