"shellflower" meaning in English

See shellflower in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: shellflowers [plural]
Etymology: From shell + flower. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|shell|flower}} shell + flower Head templates: {{en-noun}} shellflower (plural shellflowers)
  1. A floating aquatic plant, Pistia stratiotes, with green rosettes of leaves and inconspicuous flowers. Categories (lifeform): Arum family plants, Lamioideae subfamily plants Synonyms: water lettuce, water cabbage
    Sense id: en-shellflower-en-noun-uElXsPRP Disambiguation of Arum family plants: 60 40 Disambiguation of Lamioideae subfamily plants: 52 48 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 63 37
  2. A plant in the mint family grown for its distinctive circular green calyxes. Categories (lifeform): Lamioideae subfamily plants Synonyms: bells of Ireland, Molucca balm
    Sense id: en-shellflower-en-noun-02ylmUgF Disambiguation of Lamioideae subfamily plants: 52 48

Inflected forms

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