HyperDic: snake-head

English > 1 sense of the word snake-head:
NOUNplantsnake-head, shellflower, shell-flower, turtlehead, snakehead, Chelone glabrashowy 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
English > snake-head: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningshowy 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.
Synonymsshellflower, shell-flower, turtlehead, snakehead, Chelone glabra
Member ofChelone, genus Cheloneherbaceous perennials
Broadermarsh plant, bog plant, swamp plantA semiaquatic plant that grows in soft wet land

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