Turtlehead: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Turtlehead in English is the name of a plant defined with Chelone glabra in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Chlonanthes glabra (L.) Raf. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Autikon Botanikon (1840)
· Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Monographs (1935)
· Huntia (1987)
· Flora of Indiana (1940)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
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Ends with: White turtlehead.
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