bellwort

[ bel-wurt, -wawrt ]

noun
  1. a plant of the genus Uvularia, of the lily family, having a delicate, bell-shaped yellow flower.

Origin of bellwort

1
First recorded in 1775–85; bell1 + wort2

Words Nearby bellwort

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How to use bellwort in a sentence

  • Uvularia grandiflora (large-flowered bellwort), woods, common.

    The Maine Woods | Henry David Thoreau
  • bellwort is a little yellowish lily common in the May woods.

    Woodcraft | Alan Douglas
  • Uvularia sessilifolia (sessile-leaved bellwort), Chesuncook woods, 1853.

    The Maine Woods | Henry David Thoreau
  • The May flowers and bloodroot have gone, the anemonies and bellwort have come and the violets are coming.

    Letters to His Children | Theodore Roosevelt
  • A common bellwort (Uvularia perfoliata, Fig. 162) is a familiar illustration.

British Dictionary definitions for bellwort

bellwort

/ (ˈbɛlˌwɜːt) /


nounUS
  1. any plant of the North American liliaceous genus Uvularia, having slender bell-shaped yellow flowers

  2. another name for campanula

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