shell-flower
n : 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]
shellflower
n 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 [syn: shell-flower, turtlehead, snakehead,
snake-head, Chelone glabra]
2: cultivated for its shining oblong leaves and arching
clusters of white flowers with shell-pink shading and
crinkled yellow lip with variegated magenta stripes [syn:
shall-flower, shell ginger, Alpinia Zerumbet, Alpinia
speciosa, Languas speciosa]