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shellflower

shellflower noun: a floating aquatic plant, of species Pistia stratiotes, with green rosettes of leaves and inconspicuous flowers.

shellflower: a floating aquatic plant, of species Pistia stratiotes, with green rosettes of leaves and...
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Noun

shellflower (plural shellflowers)

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

Synonyms of shellflower

Forms of shellflower

pluralshellflowers

Origin of shellflower

From shell + flower.

Questions about shellflower

What does shellflower mean?
Shellflower means a floating aquatic plant, of species Pistia stratiotes, with green rosettes of leaves and inconspicuous flowers.
What part of speech is shellflower?
Shellflower is a noun.
What is the plural of shellflower?
The plural of shellflower is shellflowers.

Words near shellflower in the dictionary

  1. shellfishermen
  2. shellfishers
  3. shellfishery
  4. shellfishes
  5. shellfishing
  6. shellflower
  7. shellflowers
  8. shellful
  9. shellfuls
  10. Shellharbour
  11. shellheap

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