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WHISPERING BELLS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does whispering bells mean? 

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

1. viscid herb of arid or desert habitats of southwestern United States having pendulous yellow flowersplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


WHISPERING BELLS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Viscid herb of arid or desert habitats of southwestern United States having pendulous yellow flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

California yellow bells; Emmanthe penduliflora; whispering bells; yellow bells

Hypernyms ("whispering bells" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

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

Emmanthe; genus Emmanthe (one species: yellow bells)


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