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shellflower

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
shellflow-er
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A floating aquatic plant, of species Pistia stratiotes, with green rosettes of leaves and inconspicuous flowers.

noun

Moluccella laevis, a plant in the mint family grown for its distinctive circular green calyxes.

Etymology

From shell + flower.

Inflected Forms

shellflowers (plural)

Synonyms

water lettuce water cabbage bells of Ireland Molucca balm shall-flower shell ginger alpinia zerumbet alpinia speciosa languas speciosa

Questions

What does shellflower mean?
A floating aquatic plant, of species Pistia stratiotes, with green rosettes of leaves and inconspicuous flowers.
Where does shellflower come from?
From shell + flower.

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