shellflower
- noun
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flor de caparazón
- The shellflower blooms in late summer, adding a splash of color to the marshlands.
Examples
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Look at that beautiful shellflower!
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Gardeners admire the shellflower for its delicate pink and purple petals.
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Botanists are studying the shellflower to learn more about its adaptation to wet environments.
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The shellflower is stunning.
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In the spring, the garden was adorned with vibrant shellflowers that attracted many butterflies.
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The shellflower blooms brightly, adding a splash of color to the marshy landscape.
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She planted several shellflowers near the pond for their stunning appearance and lush green leaves.
Synonyms
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9.9
A marsh plant with waxy long leaves and showy pink and white flowers
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A plant that grows in wet places with white and pink flowers
A colorful plant that grows in marshes with waxy long leaves and pink and white flowers
A group of North American plants with tube-shaped flowers called shellflowers
A wetland plant with waxy long leaves and showy pink to white flowers
A plant that lives many years with white to purple flowers that grows in wet, shady places
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Shellflower is made from the two simple words shell ('a hard outer cover') and flower ('bloom'). So, it makes you think of a flower that looks like a shell or has shiny, shell-like leaves, which helps explain why this showy marsh plant with colorful clusters is called shellflower.