shell-flower

Noun

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

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

shell flower

Synonyms

snakehead shellflower turtlehead Chelone glabra snake-head

Hypernyms

swamp plant bog plant marsh plant

Close letter words and terms

shell-bearing gastropod shell-dwelling creature sanctuary shell-first construction shell-jacketed shell-lac shell-less