mission bells

Definitions of mission bells
  1. noun
    herb of southwestern United States having dark purple bell-shaped flowers mottled with green
    synonyms: Fritillaria biflora, black fritillary
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    type of:
    checkered lily, fritillary
    any liliaceous plant of the genus Fritillaria having nodding variously colored flowers
  2. noun
    herb of northwestern America having green-and-purple bell-shaped flowers
    synonyms: Fritillaria affinis, Fritillaria lanceolata, Fritillaria mutica, rice-grain fritillary
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    type of:
    checkered lily, fritillary
    any liliaceous plant of the genus Fritillaria having nodding variously colored flowers
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