silver bell

/ˌsɪlvər bɛl/
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Other forms: silver bells

Definitions of silver bell
  1. noun
    any of various deciduous trees of the genus Halesia having white bell-shaped flowers
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    types:
    Halesia carolina, Halesia tetraptera, opossum wood, silver-bell tree, silverbell tree, snowdrop tree
    medium-sized tree of West Virginia to Florida and Texas
    type of:
    angiospermous tree, flowering tree
    any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary
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