chelone · noun1
From the genus name.
Chelone · proper noun2
- Ancient Greek · derived fromχελώνη“tortoise”
- English todayChelone
From Ancient Greek χελώνη (khelṓnē, “tortoise”).
Words from the same roots
Ancient Greekχελώνη all →
chelonochory
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.