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Webster 1913 Edition


Turtlehead

Tur′tle-headˊ

(tûr′t’l-hĕdˊ)
,
Noun.
(Bot.)
An American perennial herb (
Chelone glabra
) having white flowers shaped like the head of a turtle. Called also
snakehead
,
shell flower
, and
balmony
.

Definition 2024


turtlehead

turtlehead

English

Noun

turtlehead (plural turtleheads)

  1. An American perennial herb (Chelone glabra) with white flowers.

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