shellflower meaning

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shellflower (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.

shellflower has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

shellflower as a noun

  1. 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: shell-flower, turtlehead, snakehead, snake-head, Chelone glabra

    Type of: marsh plant

  2. cultivated for its shining oblong leaves and arching clusters of white flowers with pink shading and crinkled yellow lips with variegated magenta stripes

    Synonyms: shall-flower, shell ginger, Alpinia Zerumbet, Alpinia speciosa, Languas speciosa

    Type of: ginger

Word lists: words starting with SH · words ending in ER · 11-letter words

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