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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 flowers
Familiarity information: MERRY BELLS 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 ("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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