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shellflower

/'/S//E/l,fl/AU//@/r/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

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

    noun.plant

    Synonyms chelone glabra shell-flower snake-head snakehead turtlehead

    Source: WordNet 3.0

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

    noun.plant

    Synonyms alpinia speciosa alpinia zerumbet languas speciosa shall-flower shell ginger

    Source: WordNet 3.0

Nearby words

shellbark hickoryshelledshellershelleyshellfireshellfishshellingshelllacshelllessshellproofshellworkshelly

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