English
turtleheadturtlehead
From turtle + head, from the shape of the flower.
A compound of turtle + head
Old French tortüe
Middle English tortou
English turtle
Proto-Indo-European *kap- ‘head’
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Proto-Germanic *haubudą ‘head’
Proto-West Germanic *haubud
Old English hēafod ‘head’
Middle English heed ‘head’
English head
Today it means
noun A white turtlehead, an American perennial herb (Chelone glabra) with white flowers.
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