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单词 bellwort
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bellwort

[ bel-wurt, -wawrt ]
/ ˈbɛlˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt /

noun

a plant of the genus Uvularia, of the lily family, having a delicate, bell-shaped yellow flower.
Also called merry-bells.

Origin of bellwort

First recorded in 1775–85; bell1 + wort2

Words nearby bellwort

bell tent, bell the cat, who will, bell-topper, bellwether, Bellwood, bellwort, belly, bellyache, bellyband, bellyboard, belly bust
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Example sentences from the Web for bellwort

  • The May flowers and bloodroot have gone, the anemonies and bellwort have come and the violets are coming.

    Letters to His Children|Theodore Roosevelt
  • Bellwort is a little yellowish lily common in the May woods.

    Woodcraft|Alan Douglas

British Dictionary definitions for bellwort

bellwort
/ (ˈbɛlˌwɜːt) /

noun US

any plant of the North American liliaceous genus Uvularia, having slender bell-shaped yellow flowers
another name for campanula
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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