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Princeton's WordNet

  1. shellflower, shell-flower, turtlehead, snakehead, snake-head, Chelone glabranoun

    showy perennial of marshlands of eastern and central North America having waxy lanceolate leaves and flower with lower part creamy white and upper parts pale pink to deep purple

  2. shellflower, shall-flower, shell ginger, Alpinia Zerumbet, Alpinia speciosa, Languas speciosanoun

    cultivated for its shining oblong leaves and arching clusters of white flowers with pink shading and crinkled yellow lips with variegated magenta stripes

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  1. shell-flower

    A shell-flower is a common name given to various flowering plants that have blossoms resembling seashells, notably those in the alstroemeria and moluccella plant families.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of shell-flower in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of shell-flower in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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