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Chelone

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Che-lo′ne

,
Noun.
[Gr.
χελώνη
a tortoise. So named from shape of the upper lip of the corolla.]
(Bot.)
A genus of hardy perennial flowering plants, of the order
Scrophulariaceæ
, natives of North America; – called also
snakehead
,
turtlehead
,
shellflower
, etc.

Definition 2024

Chelone

Chelone

See also: chelone and chélone

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Proper noun

Chelone

  1. (Greek mythology) A woman who became the tortoise as punishment for disobeying a summons from the gods.

chelone

chelone

See also: chélone and Chelone

English

Noun

chelone ‎(plural chelones)

  1. (botany) Chelone, a genus of four species of perennial herbaceous plants that are native to eastern North America.

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek χελώνη ‎(khelṓnē, “tortoise”).

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