Shellflower
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Shellflower is a noun meaning A floating aquatic plant, of species Pistia stratiotes, with green rosettes of leaves and inconspicuous flowers.
Meaning
A floating aquatic plant, of species Pistia stratiotes, with green rosettes of leaves and inconspicuous flowers.
More Meanings
- A plant in the mint family grown for its distinctive circular green calyxes.
Word Forms
- shellflowers
Synonyms for shellflower
Depending on context, synonyms include water lettuce, snakehead, turtlehead.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include turtlehead, snakehead, water lettuce, pondwort, waterplant, lace-leaf.
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