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单词 Canterbury bell
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Canterbury bell

/ˈkantəb(ə)ri ˌbɛl /
noun
A tall, sturdy cultivated bellflower with large pale blue flowers.
  • Campanula medium, family Campanulaceae.
Plants that may require staking to hold their blooms high include Canterbury bells, hollyhocks, and verbascums, with foxgloves and delphiniums in the upper garden zones....
  • Planted along with traditional peonies, irises and chrysanthemums, are lupines, veronicas and Canterbury bells, a contemporary feature rarely seen in Japanese gardens.
  • Pink Canterbury bells will provide beautiful pink blooms from later spring to the early weeks of summer.

Origin

Late 16th century: named after the bells on Canterbury pilgrims' horses (see canter).

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