chelone
1 of 2noun
che·lo·ne
keˈlōnē
1
capitalized : a small genus of perennial herbs (family Scrophulariaceae) of the eastern U.S. having serrate leaves and large white or purple flowers in nearly sessile spikes
2
plural -s : any plant of the genus Chelone
called also turtlehead
Chelone
2 of 2"
taxonomic synonym of chelonia:2
Word History
Etymology
Noun
borrowed from New Latin (Linnaeus), borrowed from Greek chelṓnē "tortoise, land turtle," derivative from a base chel-y- (whence chélȳs "tortoise"), perhaps going back to Indo-European *gheluH- or *ghelH-u-, whence Church Slavic (eastern) žely, genitive želŭve "tortoise," Polish żółw, Slovene žêlva
borrowed from New Latin, borrowed from Greek chelṓnē "tortoise, land turtle"