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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 flowers
Familiarity information: WHISPERING BELLS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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