Shellflower - Definition
shellflower
n 1: 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
[syn: shellflower, shell-flower, turtlehead,
snakehead, snake-head, Chelone glabra]
2: cultivated for its shining oblong leaves and arching clusters
of white flowers with pink shading and crinkled yellow lips
with variegated magenta stripes [syn: shellflower, shall-
flower, shell ginger, Alpinia Zerumbet, Alpinia
speciosa, Languas speciosa]