bells of Ireland

bells of Ireland

 
noun
a plant, Molucella laevis, native to western Asia, having inconspicuous white flowers, each surrounded by an enlarged green calyx.
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Also called shellflower.

Origin:
1955–60; so called from the bell-like green calyx
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bells of Ireland
 
—n
(functioning as singular) an annual garden plant, Moluccella laevis, whose flowers have a green cup-shaped calyx: family Lamiaceae (labiates)

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