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Meaning of "turtlehead" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF TURTLEHEAD

ˈtɜːtəlˌhɛd


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TURTLEHEAD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Turtlehead 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 TURTLEHEAD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Chelone (plant)

Chelone is a genus of four species of perennial herbaceous plants native to eastern North America. They all have similarly shaped flowers, which vary in color from white to red, purple or pink. C. cuthbertii, C. glabra, and C. lyonii are diploid and C. obliqua is either tetraploid or hexaploid.

Definition of turtlehead in the English dictionary

The definition of turtlehead in the dictionary is chelone, a perennial plant with flowers that resemble the heads of turtles.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TURTLEHEAD

billhead · bobblehead · bubblehead · bufflehead · bullhead · chucklehead · dummelhead · fiddlehead · knucklehead · metalhead · muddlehead · nailhead · petrolhead · railhead · shovelhead · steelhead · toolhead · towelhead · trailhead · wellhead

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TURTLEHEAD

turpentiny · turpeth · Turpin · turpitude · turps · turquoise · turret · turret gun · turret lathe · turreted · turrical · turriculate · turriculated · turtle · turtle soup · turtleback · turtledove · turtleneck · turtler · turves

WORDS THAT END LIKE TURTLEHEAD

ahead · barehead · beetlehead · behead · bluehead · bonehead · bridgehead · cokehead · dopehead · figurehead · forehead · head · juicehead · overhead · receding forehead · scarehead · snakehead · sorehead · squarehead · Whitehead

Synonyms and antonyms of turtlehead in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «turtlehead» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TURTLEHEAD

Find out the translation of turtlehead to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of turtlehead from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «turtlehead» in English.
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Translator English - Chinese

龟头
1,325 millions of speakers
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turtlehead
570 millions of speakers
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turtlehead
510 millions of speakers
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turtlehead
380 millions of speakers
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turtlehead
280 millions of speakers
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turtlehead
278 millions of speakers
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Turtlehead
270 millions of speakers
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turtlehead
260 millions of speakers
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turtlehead
220 millions of speakers
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Turtlehead
190 millions of speakers
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Turtlehead
180 millions of speakers
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turtlehead
130 millions of speakers
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turtlehead
85 millions of speakers
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Turtlehead
85 millions of speakers
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turtlehead
80 millions of speakers
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turtlehead
75 millions of speakers
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टर्टलहेड
75 millions of speakers
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turtlehead
70 millions of speakers
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turtlehead
65 millions of speakers
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turtlehead
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turtlehead
40 millions of speakers
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turtlehead
30 millions of speakers
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turtlehead
15 millions of speakers
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turtlehead
14 millions of speakers
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Turtle
10 millions of speakers
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Turtle
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of turtlehead

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TURTLEHEAD»

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TURTLEHEAD»

Discover the use of turtlehead in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to turtlehead and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Wildflowers and Other Plants of Iowa Wetlands
201 Other common names: Red turtlehead, rose turtlehead, shell- flower, snakehead, turtlebloom, turtlehead. Chelone: From Greek work for "tortoise" since the flower resembles the head of a tortoise. Obliqua: Meaning "oblique", referring to ...
Sylvan T. Runkel, Dean M. Roosa, 2010
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Landscaping with Native Plants of Minnesota - 2nd Edition
Height 1 to 3 feet Description White turtlehead has terminal clusters of white, inflated, arching, two-lipped flowers that are often tinged with pink or lavender. They appear in late summer and early fall and are followed by attractive dried seed ...
‎2011
3
Wildflower Gardens: 60 Spectacular Plants and How to Grow ...
Pink turtlehead pond edges, and streambanks in boreal areas of North America, south to North Carolina, west to Iowa and Nebraska and into Alaska. USDA HARDINESS ZONES: 2 to 8 HABIT, USE, AND COMPANIONS: Marsh marigold ...
C. Colston Burrell, 2007
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Wildflowers of Iowa Woodlands
When a bumblebee enters the flower and disappears inside after nectar, its movements and the resulting vibration of the flower give the appearance that the bee is being chewed up by the turtlehead blossom. The fruit is an oval capsule about ...
Sylvan T. Runkel, Alvin F. Bull, 2009
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Alien Species and Evolution: The Evolutionary Ecology of ...
The native host of the Baltimore checkerspot is turtlehead or balmony (Chelone glabra), a mem— ber of the family Scrophulariaceae. Ribwort plantain, introduced from Europe in the late 1700s or early 1800s, has become a common weed of ...
George W. Cox, 2013
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Peterson First Guide to Wildflowers of Northeastern and ...
There are several other campions in our area. some native. some not, The Evening Lychnis favors waste places. where it blooms from June to September, TURTLEHEAD Snapdragon Family Late summer. when the Cardinal-flower (p. 78l is in ...
Roger Tory Peterson, 1998
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The Book of Swamp and Bog: Trees, Shrubs, and Wildflowers of ...
Turtlehead usually grows isolated or in small clumps from perennial rhizomes. Associates: Frequent plant companions include sedges, boneset, purple loosestrife, and meadowsweet. I often find swamp lousewort (Pedicularis lanceo- lata), ...
John Andrew Eastman, 1995
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Got Sun?: 200 Best Native Plants for Your Garden
Turtlehead (Chelone spp.) Zones 3—9 24—36 inches Blooms: Midsummer to fall White, pink, or lavender-pink flowers Deer resistant Rain garden Snapdragon- like flowers resembling the head of a turtle march up and down the rigid stems of  ...
Carolyn A. Harstad, 2013
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Better Homes & Gardens Perennial Gardening
rodgersia | rose turtlehead Rodgersia (Rodgersia) Massive and impressive, rodgersia issues a command performance in moist soil, unfurling huge, dark green leaves up to 36 inches across. Fuzzy plumes of tiny pink, red, or white flowers soar ...
Better Homes & Gardens, 2010
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Hiking Las Vegas: 60 Hikes Within 60 Minutes of the Strip
hike: Turtlehead Peak—up and back Trailhead: Sandstone Quarry—marked Distance: 5 miles—round trip Elevation gain: 1,900 feet Elevation peak: 6,323 feet Time: 4 to 5 hours Difficulty: 4 Danger level: 3 How easy to follow: 5 Children: no ...
Branch Whitney, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TURTLEHEAD»

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Enahnce your garden with perennials and see the beauty return
... Jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum), goat's beard (Aruncus dioicus), swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata), turtlehead (Chelone species), Joe-pye weed ... «Muscatine Journal, Jul 15»
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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 iris (Iris siberica), ... «PennLive.com, Jun 15»
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University of Maryland group looks to bring butterflies back to campus
Habitat will be created with the turtlehead plants of which the butterflies are fond, he said by e-mail. He said an effort would be made to deer-proof the turtlehead ... «Washington Post, May 15»
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Hoosier Gardener: Lesser known native plants for your garden
Turtlehead (Chelone) can be a problem solver for partly shady areas with wet soil, rich in organic matter. Also tolerant of full sun, turtleheads are found in the ... «Indianapolis Star, Mar 15»
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'Nature's medicine cabinet' helps bees reduce disease load (Update)
A bumble bee collecting nectar containing iridoid glycoside secondary metabolites from a turtlehead flower. Credit: Leif Richardson. Researchers studying the ... «Phys.Org, Feb 15»
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Tiny Tortuga turtlehead (Chelone lyonii 'Armtipp02'):
Tiny Tortuga is a dwarf version of the native turtlehead. It grows to about 16 inches and has deep pink blooms. (Peter van Rijssen/Concept Plants). «The Southern, Feb 15»
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Exploring the Hidden World of The Bob
There beneath Turtlehead Mountain lies Virgil the Turtle's Great House Cave, which, at nearly 1,600 feet deep and more than a mile long, was the ... «Flathead Beacon, Sep 14»
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Deepest cave discovered in the Bob
In 2007, he found the second—now third—deepest cave in the continental United States, also on Turtlehead Mountain. Ballensky plans to return to the Bob to ... «Missoula Independent, Sep 14»
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2 hikes are great ways to explore San Juans, Gulf Islands
Thanks to a recent land acquisition, the prominent and well-recognized Turtlehead is now connected to the Turtleback Preserve and open to hikers. «HeraldNet, Jul 14»
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Patience, luck needed to find this butterfly
Turtlehead is the host plant that provides food for the butterfly's larvae. Making the butterfly even more localized is that it is “one of Ohio's true wetland butterflies ... «Columbus Dispatch, Jun 14»
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