bellwort
a plant of the genus Uvularia, of the lily family, having a delicate, bell-shaped yellow flower.
Origin of bellwort
1- Also called merry-bells.
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 Thoreaubellwort is a little yellowish lily common in the May woods.
Woodcraft | Alan DouglasUvularia sessilifolia (sessile-leaved bellwort), Chesuncook woods, 1853.
The Maine Woods | Henry David ThoreauThe May flowers and bloodroot have gone, the anemonies and bellwort have come and the violets are coming.
Letters to His Children | Theodore RooseveltA common bellwort (Uvularia perfoliata, Fig. 162) is a familiar illustration.
The Elements of Botany | Asa Gray
British Dictionary definitions for bellwort
/ (ˈbɛlˌwɜːt) /
any plant of the North American liliaceous genus Uvularia, having slender bell-shaped yellow flowers
another name for campanula
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