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coral bells
noun
- an alumroot, Heuchera sanguinea, of southwestern North America, having red, bell-shaped flowers, cultivated in many varieties.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of coral bells1
First recorded in 1895–1900
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Example Sentences
She ran gayly up stairs into the nursery, where the baby was sitting in the lap of his nurse, shaking his coral bells.
From Project Gutenberg
The coral-bells (especially if blest by the priest) would scare away evil spirits from the child.
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