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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

shell•flow•er n.

Plant Biologyan eastern Asian plant, Alpinia zerumbet, of the ginger family, having pendulous clusters of fragrant white flowers with variegated markings.
Plant BiologySee bells of Ireland.
Plant Biologyany of several other plants with flowers or parts thought to resemble shells, as those of the genus Tigridia.

shell + flower 1835–45

'shellflower' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

bells of Ireland

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