Shellflower
nounid
141189·updated May 18, 2026verified
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
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- shell gingershell-flowershellflowersnakeheadturtlehead
- alternatephrasing
- Shell-Flower
- plural
- Shellflowers
- possessive
- Shellflower's
- pluralpossessive
- Shellflowers'
Framework definitions
- §1
- cultivated for its shining oblong leaves and arching clusters of white flowers with pink shading and crinkled yellow lips with variegated magenta stripes
- §2
- 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
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