| NOUN | plant | Chelone glabra, shellflower, shell-flower, turtlehead, snakehead, snake-head | 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 |
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| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Synonyms | shellflower, shell-flower, turtlehead, snakehead, snake-head | |
| Member of | Chelone, genus Chelone | herbaceous perennials |
| Broader | marsh plant, bog plant, swamp plant | A semiaquatic plant that grows in soft wet land |
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