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Meaning of "chelone" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CHELONE

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

chelone  [kəˈləʊnɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHELONE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Chelone is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CHELONE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of chelone in the English dictionary

The definition of chelone in the dictionary is any plant of the hardy N American genus Chelone, grown for its white, rose, or purple flower spikes: family Scrophulariaceae.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CHELONE


abalone
ˌæbəˈləʊnɪ
baloney
bəˈləʊnɪ
boloney
bəˈləʊnɪ
bony
ˈbəʊnɪ
cannelloni
ˌkænɪˈləʊnɪ
canneloni
ˌkænɪˈləʊnɪ
canzone
kænˈzəʊnɪ
canzoni
kænˈzəʊnɪ
coney
ˈkəʊnɪ
leone
liːˈəʊnɪ
macaroni
ˌmækəˈrəʊnɪ
Marconi
mɑːˈkəʊnɪ
mascarpone
ˌmæskəˈpəʊnɪ
noni
ˈnəʊnɪ
polony
pəˈləʊnɪ
pony
ˈpəʊnɪ
provolone
ˌprəʊvəˈləʊnɪ
Stoney
ˈstəʊnɪ
stony
ˈstəʊnɪ
tony
ˈtəʊnɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHELONE

chelicera
chelicerae
cheliceral
chelicerate
cheliferous
cheliform
cheliped
Chellean
chellup
Chelmsford
cheloid
cheloidal
chelonian
chelp
Chelsea
Chelsea bun
Chelsea Pensioner
Chelsea tractor
Cheltenham
cheluviation

WORDS THAT END LIKE CHELONE

alone
anticyclone
chalone
clone
cyclone
go it alone
home-alone
just leave well alone
leave well alone
let alone
lone
pallone
Pantalone
prednisolone
pregnenolone
quinolone
Silone
stand-alone
triamcinolone
violone

Synonyms and antonyms of chelone in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «chelone» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CHELONE

Find out the translation of chelone to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of chelone from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «chelone» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

chelone
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Chelone
570 millions of speakers

English

chelone
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

chelone
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

chelone
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

chelone
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Chelone
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

chelone
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Chelone
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Chelone
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Chelone
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

chelone
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

chelone
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Chelone
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chelone
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

செலோன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शेलोन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

chelone
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Chelone
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Chelone
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

chelone
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

chelone
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Chelone
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

chelone
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Chelone
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Chelone
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of chelone

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHELONE»

The term «chelone» is normally little used and occupies the 110.452 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CHELONE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «chelone» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «chelone» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about chelone

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHELONE»

Discover the use of chelone in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to chelone and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A General System of Gardening and Botany: Containing a ...
Mr. Douglas considered this a species of Chelone from the woolly anthers ; but it has the angular seeds of Pentstemon. (fig. 64.) S'couler's Pentstemon. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1827. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. Sect. III. Gentianoi'des (from gentiana, gentian ...
George Don, 1838
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Catalogue of the Contents of the Museum of the Royal College ...
8 7 07 The left hyosternal piece of the plastron of the same Chelone. 871. The right hyposternal piece of the plastron of the same Chelone. 872. The left hyposternal piece of the plastron of the same Chelone. 873. The right xiphisternal piece of ...
3
Bibliography and Catalogue of the Fossil Vertebrata of North ...
Oliver Perry Hay. Desmatociielys Willist. Type D. lowii Willist. CHELONIID^. Chelonia Brongniart. Type Chelone grandma Leidy. Lembonax Cope. Type L. polemicus Cope. ADOCID.E. Adocus Cope. Type. Williston, S. W. 1894 D. 1898,  ...
Oliver Perry Hay, 1902
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Report of the ... Meeting of the British Association for the ...
The small specimen of which the plastron is figured by Parkinson and by Cuvier, belongs to the present species of Chelone ; it is now preserved in the rich collection of Prof. Bell. In the same collection there is preserved a specimen of Chelone ...
British Association for the Advancement of Science. Meeting, 1842
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Report of the Annual Meeting
In the same collection there is preserved a specimen of Chelone longiceps, the plastron of which is 8 inches in length and nearly 8 inches in breadth ; in this specimen, which is the largest of the present species that I have seen, the central  ...
British Association for the Advancement of Science. Meeting, 1842
6
Report on British Fossil Reptiles ...
The small specimen of which the plastron is figured by Parkinson and by Cuvier, belongs to the present species of Chelone; it is now preserved in the rich collection of Prof. Bell. In the same collection there is preserved a specimen of Chelone ...
Richard Owen, 1841
7
Report of the ... Meeting
The small specimen of which the plastron is figured by Parkinson and by Cuvier, belongs to the present species of Chelone ; it is now preserved in the rich collection of Prof. Bell. In the same collection there is preserved a specimen of Chelone ...
British Association for the Advancement of Science, 1842
8
The British flower garden: containing coloured figures & ...
CHELONE digitalis. Fox-glove-flowered Chelone. Natural Order. ScrophulariNjE. Kunthsynops. 2. p. 110. Sect. II. Stamina 4 antherifera. CHELONE. Calyx quinquepartitus, subaequalis. Corolla basi tnbnlosa; fauce inflata; limbo bilabiato ; labio ...
Robert Sweet, Edwin Dalton Smith, 1827
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Report of the Annual Meeting
The small specimen of which the plastron is figured by Parkinson and by Cuvier, belongs to the present species of Chelone ; it is now preserved in the rich collection of Prof. Bell. In the same collection there is preserved a specimen of Chelone ...
British Association for the Advancement of Science, 1842
10
The Ladies' Flower-garden of Ornamental Perennials
THE SMOOTH CHELONE. Specific Character. — Leaves lanceolate-oblong, acuminate, nearly sessile, glabrous. Description, &c. — This species has white flowers, and is a native of the United States. It was introduced in 1730, hut it is not  ...
Mrs. Loudon (Jane), 1844

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHELONE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term chelone is used in the context of the following news items.
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In the Garden: Plants for wet sites more popular after spring rains
Turtlehead, Chelone glabra, grows 4 to 5 feet high in part shade or sun. A wonderful late-bloomer, its deep green foliage and bright blossoms ... «Lincoln Journal Star, Jul 15»
2
Ask a Gardener: Best plants for wet locations
... marsh marigold (Caltha palustris), turtlehead (Chelone species), Joe pye weed (Eupatorium species), sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale), ... «Ithaca Journal, Jun 15»
3
What plants will live in a wet, shady front yard? Gardening Q&A with …
For blooming perennials, consider any or all of these: goats beard (Aruncus), turtlehead (Chelone), dwarf Joe Pye weed (Eutrochium), Siberian ... «PennLive.com, Jun 15»
4
Companion Planting: Perennials from Spring to Fall
and Hot Lips Turtlehead (Chelone lyonii 'Hot Lips'), a delightfully late blooming perennial from late August to October with dark pink turtlehead ... «Cape May County Herald, Jun 15»
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GROWING TOGETHER: Enjoying the shady side of gardening
Medium shade: bergenia, bleeding heart, columbine, foxglove, arunculus, chelone and actaea. Heavy shade: tradescantia, pulmonaria, ... «Duluth News Tribune, Jun 15»
6
What A Butterfly Wants From Your Garden In Fairfield County
... Goatsbeard (Aruncus dioicus), White Turtlehead (Chelone glabra), Sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale), sunflowers (Helianthus species), ... «The Daily Voice, Jun 15»
7
Olympian Bode Miller Reveals the Name of His Newborn Son …
... son on Instagram to reveal his name. Bode's brother, Nathaniel Kinsman Ever Chelone Skan Miller, died at age 29 from a seizure in 2013. «Closer Weekly, May 15»
8
Notes From the Garden: Spring Is for Wildflowers
and turtlehead (Chelone lyonii). Those are all splendid flowers, and most require little special care. To learn more about growing wildflowers I ... «Valley News, Apr 15»
9
How my organic apple nearly inflicted an eco-catastrophe in Costa …
We ambled past the sensual chelone lyonii, oohed at the poisonous brugmansia sanguinea, and ahhed at the orange clivia miniata. At about ... «The Globe and Mail, Apr 15»
10
Help for Gardeners: April garden chores to tackle now
... Plumbago (Ceratostigma plumbaginoides), Red hot poker/tritoma (Kniphofia uvaria), Sedum/Stonecrop (Sedum), and Turtlehead (Chelone ... «Allentown Morning Call, Apr 15»

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