snake-head (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *snake-head*:
NOUN	plant	snake-head, shellflower, shell-flower, turtlehead, snakehead, Chelone glabra	showy perennial of marshlands of eastern and central North America having waxy lanceolate leaves and flower with lower part creamy white and upper parts pale pink to deep purple

English > *snake-head*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	showy perennial of marshlands of eastern and central North America having waxy lanceolate leaves and flower with lower part creamy white and upper parts pale pink to deep purple.
Synonyms	shellflower, shell-flower, turtlehead, snakehead, Chelone glabra
Member of	Chelone, genus Chelone	herbaceous perennials
Broader	marsh plant, bog plant, swamp plant	A semiaquatic plant that grows in soft wet land

HyperDic: snake-head