turtlehead

noun

tur·tle·head ˈtər-tᵊl-ˌhed

: any of a genus (Chelone) of perennial North American herbs of the snapdragon family with spikes of showy white or purple flowers

Examples of turtlehead in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Late season: bottle gentian, Gentiana andrewsii; showy goldenrod, Solidago speciosa (superfood); New England aster, Aster novae-angliae (superfood); white turtlehead, Chelone glabra (immune builder). —

Jennifer Rude Klett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 Apr. 2022

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