CHELONE

Meaning of CHELONE in English

[Greek] A nymph who was turned into a turtle because she ridiculed or refused to attend the wedding of Zeus and Hera. For her insulting words the gods condemned her to eternal silence.

Encyclopedia Mythica English dictionary. Английский энциклопедический словарь греческой мифологии. 2012

CHELONE — I. keˈlōnē noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek chelōnē tortoise 1. capitalized : a small genus of perennial herbs (family …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHELONE — (n.) A genus of hardy perennial flowering plants, of the order Scrophulariaceae, natives of North America; -- called also snakehead, …
Английский словарь Webster
CHELONE — ( n. ) A genus of hardy perennial flowering plants, of the order Scrophulariaceae, natives of North America; -- called …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CHELONE — noun a genus of hardy perennial flowering plants, of the order scrophulariaceae, natives of north america; called also snakehead, …
Webster English vocab
TURTLEHEAD — noun Date: 1857 any of a genus ( Chelone ) of perennial North American herbs of the snapdragon family with …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CHELONIAN — noun Etymology: Greek chelōnē tortoise Date: 1828 turtle , ~ adjective
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CHELONIA — I. keˈlōnēə, -nyə Etymology: New Latin, from Greek chelōnē + New Latin -ia synonym of testudinata II. noun Usage: capitalized …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TURTLEHEAD — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: turtle (II) + head; so called from the shape of the flower : chelone ; especially : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SALT-RHEUM WEED — noun : a turtlehead ( Chelone glabra )
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHELONIBIA — ˌkeləˈnibēə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from cheloni- (from Greek chelōnē tortoise) + -bia : a widely distributed genus …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BALMONY — ˈba(l)mənē noun ( -es ) Etymology: origin unknown : a turtlehead ( Chelone glabra )
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ARCHELON — ˈärkəˌlän noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, probably irregular from archi- + Greek chelōnē tortoise; akin to Greek chelys tortoise …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TURTLEHEAD — (n.) An American perennial herb (Chelone glabra) having white flowers shaped like the head of a turtle. Called also snakehead, …
Английский словарь Webster
TURTLEHEAD — ( n. ) An American perennial herb (Chelone glabra) having white flowers shaped like the head of a turtle. Called …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TURTLEHEAD — /terr"tl hed'/ , n. any of several North American plants belonging to the genus Chelone, of the figwort family, having …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BITTER HERB — 1. an Old World herb, Centaurium erythraea, used dried in medicine as a tonic. 2. the turtlehead, Chelone glabra, used …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TURTLEHEAD — noun Date: 1857 : any of a genus ( Chelone ) of perennial North American herbs of the snapdragon family …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CHELONIAN — noun Etymology: Greek chelōnē tortoise Date: 1828 : turtle • chelonian adjective
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TURTLEHEAD — noun an american perennial herb (chelone glabra) having white flowers shaped like the head of a turtle. called also snakehead, …
Webster English vocab
TURTLEHEAD — [tur.tle.head] n (1857): any of a genus (Chelone) of perennial herbs of the snapdragon family with spikes of showy white …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CHELONIAN — [che.lo.ni.an] n [Gk chelone tortoise] (1828): turtle -- chelonian adj
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SNAKE-HEAD — n. ; ( also snake's-head ) Shell-flower, turtle-head, balmony ( Chelone glabra ).
Dictionary of English Synonyms
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Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
TURTLEHEAD — бот. хелоне (Chelone); хелоне гладкая (Chelone glabra)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
SHELLFLOWER — бот. хелоне гладкая (Chelone glabra)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
FISHMOUTH — бот. хелоне гладкая (Chelone glabra)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
TURTLEHEAD — бот. хелоне ( Chelone ) ; хелоне гладкая ( Chelone glabra )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
SHELLFLOWER — бот. хелоне гладкая ( Chelone glabra )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
FISHMOUTH — бот. хелоне гладкая ( Chelone glabra )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
ХЕЛОНЕ ГЛАДКАЯ — бот. (Chelone glabra) 1) fishmouth 2) shellflower 3) turtlehead
Новый Русско-Английский биологический словарь
ХЕЛОНЕ — бот. (Chelone) turtlehead
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Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab

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