Definition of chelone Chelone
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What does chelone mean?
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| chelone - herbaceous perennials: shellflower | ||
| genus Chelone | ||
| asterid dicot genus genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs | ||
| family scrophulariaceae, figwort family, foxglove family, scrophulariaceae a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Polemoniales; includes figwort and snapdragon and foxglove and toadflax and speedwell and mullein; in some classifications placed in the order Scrophulariales | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- chelone (n.)
A genus of hardy perennial flowering plants, of the order Scrophulariaceae, natives of North America; -- called also snakehead, turtlehead, shellflower, etc.
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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chelone
In military antiquity, the form of battle adopted by the Greeks in besieging fortified towns. It served to protect the besiegers in their approach to the walls. This invention was formed by the soldiers placing their shields over their heads, in a sloping position, similar to the tiles of a house. The first rank stood erect, the second stooped a little, the third still more, and the last rank knelt. They were thus protected from the missile weapons of the foe, as they advanced or stood under the walls of an enemy. The chelone was similar to the testudo of the Romans. See TESTUDO.
