English Explanatory Dictionary

shellflower

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A floating aquatic plant, of species Pistia stratiotes, with green rosettes of leaves and inconspicuous flowers.
  2. A plant in the mint family grown for its distinctive circular green calyxes.

Word forms

shellflower shellflowers

Etymology

From shell + flower.

Synonyms

water lettuce water cabbage bells of Ireland Molucca balm
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