Canterbury bell

British  

noun

1. a campanulaceous biennial European plant, Campanula medium, widely cultivated for its blue, violet, or white flowers

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Example Sentences

Bromehead, W., doubling of the Canterbury bell by selection, ii.

From The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2) by Darwin, Charles

C. Medium, Canterbury bell, with large blue, purple and white flowers, is a favourite and handsome biennial, of which there are numerous varieties.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" by Various

The King was waiting on the steps of the back-yard, watching a dozen gardeners trying to rear the Canterbury bell with patent foods.

From More Tales in the Land of Nursery Rhyme by Marzials, Ada M.

The name Canterbury bell has a very interesting origin, namely, that bells were the recognised badge of pilgrims to the shrine of St Thomas at Canterbury. 

From Springtime and Other Essays by Darwin, Francis, Sir

Of such are adlumia, Canterbury bell, lunaria, ipomopsis, Œnothera Lamarckiana; and foxglove, valerian, and some other perennials would better be treated as biennials.

From Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) by Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde)