| English Dictionary |
BELLWORT
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
Dictionary entry overview: What does bellwort mean?
• BELLWORT (noun)
The noun BELLWORT has 1 sense:
1. any of various plants of the genus Uvularia having yellowish drooping bell-shaped flowers
Familiarity information: BELLWORT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of various plants of the genus Uvularia having yellowish drooping bell-shaped flowers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
bellwort; merry bells; wild oats
Hypernyms ("bellwort" is a kind of...):
flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bellwort"):
cornflower; strawflower; Uvularia grandiflora (plant of southern and southeastern United States grown for its yellow flowers that can be dried)
Holonyms ("bellwort" is a member of...):
genus Uvularia; Uvularia (genus of perennial rhizomatous herb of southern and southeastern United States)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"A people without a history is like the wind over buffalo grass." (Native American proverb, Sioux)
"Leading by example is better than commandments." (Arabic proverb)
"The lazy donkey always overloads himself." (Cypriot proverb)