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MERRY BELLS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does merry bells mean? 

MERRY BELLS (noun)
  The noun MERRY BELLS has 1 sense:

1. any of various plants of the genus Uvularia having yellowish drooping bell-shaped flowersplay

  Familiarity information: MERRY BELLS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MERRY BELLS (noun)


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 ("merry bells" is a kind of...):

flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "merry bells"):

cornflower; strawflower; Uvularia grandiflora (plant of southern and southeastern United States grown for its yellow flowers that can be dried)

Holonyms ("merry bells" is a member of...):

genus Uvularia; Uvularia (genus of perennial rhizomatous herb of southern and southeastern United States)


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