shellflower

noun — 2 senses

shellflower

noun

Etymology From shell + flower.

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.

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