chelone

/ kəˈləʊnɪ /

noun

1. any plant of the hardy N American genus Chelone, grown for its white, rose, or purple flower spikes: family Scrophulariaceae

Word History and Origins

Origin of chelone¹

New Latin, from Greek chelōnē a tortoise, from a fancied resemblance between a tortoise's head and the shape of the flower

Example Sentences

The Chelone Glabra as pressed by me gives no idea of the beautiful dead-white flower, something like a foxglove only more compact.

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All of them came to the wedding, except one nymph named Chelone.

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So he had Chelone turned into a tortoise, so that she might never be able to laugh again.

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On the sea coast there is the leathery turtle (Dermochelis) and also the green turtle (Chelone).

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Among the more important genera are Dermochelys, Chelone, and Testudo.

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