Shellflower Meaning

There are 2 meaning(s) for word Shellflower

Meaning 1 : cultivated for its shining oblong leaves and arching clusters of white flowers with pink shading and crinkled yellow lips with variegated magenta stripes

    Synonyms : alpinia speciosa,  alpinia zerumbet,  languas speciosa,  shall-flower,  shell ginger
Meaning 2 : 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

    Synonyms : chelone glabra,  shell-flower,  snake-head,  snakehead,  turtlehead