silver bell

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.]

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  • 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

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  • 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

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