Example sentences from the Web for chelone

Among the more important genera are Dermochelys, Chelone, and Testudo.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds
All of them came to the wedding, except one nymph named Chelone.
Gods and Heroes|R. E. Francillon
So he had Chelone turned into a tortoise, so that she might never be able to laugh again.
Gods and Heroes|R. E. Francillon
A Chelone, three feet long, was brought us, remarkable for seven shields on the middle of its back.
A New Voyage Round the World, in the years 1823, 24, 25, and 26, Vol. 2|Otto von Kotzebue

On the sea coast there is the leathery turtle (Dermochelis) and also the green turtle (Chelone).
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 5|Various

chelone

/ (kəˈləʊnɪ) /

noun

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

Word Origin for chelone

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

Words nearby chelone

Chellean, chellup, Chełmno, Chelmsford, cheloid, chelone, chelonian, chelp, Chelsea, Chelsea bun, Chelsea tractor

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单词	chelone
释义	Example sentences from the Web for chelone Among the more important genera are Dermochelys, Chelone, and Testudo. The Vertebrate Skeleton\|Sidney H. Reynolds All of them came to the wedding, except one nymph named Chelone. Gods and Heroes\|R. E. Francillon So he had Chelone turned into a tortoise, so that she might never be able to laugh again. Gods and Heroes\|R. E. Francillon A Chelone, three feet long, was brought us, remarkable for seven shields on the middle of its back. A New Voyage Round the World, in the years 1823, 24, 25, and 26, Vol. 2\|Otto von Kotzebue On the sea coast there is the leathery turtle (Dermochelis) and also the green turtle (Chelone). Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 5\|Various chelone / (kəˈləʊnɪ) / noun any plant of the hardy N American genus Chelone, grown for its white, rose, or purple flower spikes: family Scrophulariaceae Word Origin for chelone New Latin, from Greek chelōnē a tortoise, from a fancied resemblance between a tortoise's head and the shape of the flower Words nearby chelone Chellean, chellup, Chełmno, Chelmsford, cheloid, chelone, chelonian, chelp, Chelsea, Chelsea bun, Chelsea tractor Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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