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
• Syn: ↑shellflower, ↑turtlehead, ↑snakehead, ↑snake-head, ↑Chelone glabra
• Hypernyms: ↑marsh plant, ↑bog plant, ↑swamp plant
• Member Holonyms: ↑Chelone, ↑genus Chelone
Useful english dictionary. 2012.