- silver bell
- sil′ver bell′n.pln any North American shrub or small tree of the genus Halesia, of the storax family, having toothed leaves and drooping white bell-shaped flowers. Also called sil′ver-bell′ tree`
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silver bell — ☆ silver bell n. any of a genus (Halesia) of small trees of the storax family, with drooping, bell shaped, white flowers, native to the E U.S. and to China: also silver bell tree [sil′ver bel΄] … English World dictionary
silver bell — noun any of various deciduous trees of the genus Halesia having white bell shaped flowers • Hypernyms: ↑angiospermous tree, ↑flowering tree • Hyponyms: ↑silver bell tree, ↑silverbell tree, ↑snowdrop tree, ↑opossum wood, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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silver bell — any North American shrub or small tree belonging to the genus Halesia, of the storax family, having toothed leaves and drooping white, bell shaped flowers. Also called silver bell tree. [1775 85, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
Silver-bell tree — Silver Sil ver, a. 1. Of or pertaining to silver; made of silver; as, silver leaf; a silver cup. [1913 Webster] 2. Resembling silver. Specifically: (a) Bright; resplendent; white. Silver hair. Shak. [1913 Webster] Others, on silver lakes and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
silver-bell tree — noun medium sized tree of West Virginia to Florida and Texas • Syn: ↑silverbell tree, ↑snowdrop tree, ↑opossum wood, ↑Halesia carolina, ↑Halesia tetraptera • Hypernyms: ↑silver bell * * * … Useful english dictionary
silver bell — noun Date: 1785 any of a genus (Halesia) of deciduous trees and shrubs of the storax family; especially one (H. carolina) of the southeastern United States cultivated for its bell shaped white flowers … New Collegiate Dictionary
Silver — Sil ver, a. 1. Of or pertaining to silver; made of silver; as, silver leaf; a silver cup. [1913 Webster] 2. Resembling silver. Specifically: (a) Bright; resplendent; white. Silver hair. Shak. [1913 Webster] Others, on silver lakes and rivers,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Silver age — Silver Sil ver, a. 1. Of or pertaining to silver; made of silver; as, silver leaf; a silver cup. [1913 Webster] 2. Resembling silver. Specifically: (a) Bright; resplendent; white. Silver hair. Shak. [1913 Webster] Others, on silver lakes and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Silver bush — Silver Sil ver, a. 1. Of or pertaining to silver; made of silver; as, silver leaf; a silver cup. [1913 Webster] 2. Resembling silver. Specifically: (a) Bright; resplendent; white. Silver hair. Shak. [1913 Webster] Others, on silver lakes and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
