turtlehead

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
Hypernyms: ↑marsh plant, ↑bog plant, ↑swamp plant
Member Holonyms: ↑Chelone, ↑genus Chelone

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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}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • turtlehead — ☆ turtlehead [tʉrt′ l hed΄] n. any of a genus (Chelone) of perennial North American plants of the figwort family, with showy, tubular, white or pink flowers …   English World dictionary

  • turtlehead — Chelone 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},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • turtlehead — Groggy feeling, usually accompanied by a headache or irritability. Caused by sleeping too many hours in a row or by taking an unnecessary nap in the middle of the day. I slept 16 hours and woke up with turtlehead …   Dictionary of american slang

  • turtlehead — Groggy feeling, usually accompanied by a headache or irritability. Caused by sleeping too many hours in a row or by taking an unnecessary nap in the middle of the day. I slept 16 hours and woke up with turtlehead …   Dictionary of american slang

  • turtlehead — plikoji vėžlūnė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Bervidinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, vaistinis augalas (Chelone glabra), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Chelone glabra angl. balmony; snakehead; turtlehead šaltinis Valstybinės… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • turtlehead — noun Date: 1857 any of a genus (Chelone) of perennial North American herbs of the snapdragon family with spikes of showy white or purple flowers …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • turtlehead — /terr tl hed /, n. 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. [1855 60, Amer.; TURTLE1 + HEAD, so called from the …   Universalium

  • turtlehead — n. (Botany) snakehead, North American perennial plant bearing white flowers shaped like the head of a turtle and found near running waters …   English contemporary dictionary

  • turtlehead — tur•tle•head [[t]ˈtɜr tlˌhɛd[/t]] n. pln any North American plant of the genus Chelone, of the figwort family, having spikes of white or purple two lipped flowers • Etymology: 1855–60, amer …   From formal English to slang

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