- tur|tle|head
- tur|tle|head «TUR tuhl HEHD», noun.any plant of a group of North American perennial herbs of the figwort family; snakehead.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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tle — abris·tle; abus·tle; apos·tle; apos·tle·hood; apos·tle·ship; bait·tle; bat·tle·dore; bat·tle·ment; bat·tle·ment·ed; bat·tle·some; be·lit·tle; be·lit·tle·ment; bot·tle·ful; bris·tle·less; brus·tle; but·tle; cac·o·mis·tle; cas·tle·ry; cas·tle·ward; … English syllables
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
balmony — 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
Chelone glabra — 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
shell flower — 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
snakehead — 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 — 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
turtle — tur·tle tərt əl n, pl turtles also turtle often attrib any of an order (Testudines) of terrestrial, freshwater, and marine reptiles that have a toothless horny beak and a shell of bony dermal plates usu. covered with horny shields enclosing the… … Medical dictionary
loggerhead turtle — log′gerhead tur′tle n. ram a large sea turtle, Caretta caretta, having a large head and a rounded carapace • Etymology: 1650–60 … From formal English to slang
painted turtle — paint′ed tur′tle n. ram a freshwater turtle, Chrysemys picta, common in the U.S., having bright yellow markings on the head and neck and red markings on the margin of the carapace • Etymology: 1875–80 … From formal English to slang
