turtlehead
Appearance
English
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Chelone-glabra.jpg/220px-Chelone-glabra.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]From turtle + head, from the shape of the flower.
Noun
[edit]turtlehead (countable and uncountable, plural turtleheads)
- A white turtlehead, an American perennial herb (Chelone glabra) with white flowers.
- Any of various other members of the genus Chelone.
Synonyms
[edit]- (Chelone glabra): balmony, shell flower, snakehead