"turtlehead" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: turtleheads [plural]
Etymology: turtle + head, from the shape of the flower. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|turtle|head}} turtle + head Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} turtlehead (countable and uncountable, plural turtleheads)
  1. A white turtlehead, an American perennial herb (Chelone glabra) with white flowers. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Plantain family plants Synonyms (Chelone glabra): balmony, shell flower, snakehead
    Sense id: en-turtlehead-en-noun-CImESqWP Disambiguation of Plantain family plants: 70 30 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 77 23 Disambiguation of 'Chelone glabra': 64 36
  2. Any of various other members of the genus Chelone. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-turtlehead-en-noun-oBen63wM

Inflected forms

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