Chelone \Che*lo"ne\, n. [Gr. chelw`nh a tortoise. So named from
shape of the upper lip of the corolla.] (Bot.)
A genus of hardy perennial flowering plants, of the order
{Scrophulariace[ae]}, natives of North America; -- called
also {snakehead}, {turtlehead}, {shellflower}, etc.
Chelone
n : herbaceous perennials: shellflower [syn: {genus Chelone}]