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mer⋅ry-bells

[mer-ee-belz]
–noun, plural -bells.
bellwort.

bell⋅wort

[bel-wurt, -wawrt]
–noun
a plant of the genus Uvularia, of the lily family, having a delicate, bell-shaped yellow flower.
Also called merry-bells.


Origin:
1775–85; bell 1 + wort 2
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bell·wort   (běl'wûrt', -wôrt')   
n.  Any of various perennial plants of the genus Uvularia in the lily family, native to eastern North America and having solitary, nodding, yellow bell-shaped flowers. Also called merry-bells.
mer·ry-bells   (měr'ē-bělz')
pl.n.   (used with a sing. or pl. verb)
See bellwort.
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