silver bell
any North American shrub or small tree belonging to the genus Halesia, of the storax family, having toothed leaves and drooping white, bell-shaped flowers.
Origin of silver bell
1- Also called silver-bell tree .
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How to use silver bell in a sentence
The flowers of trees give names to tulip tree, silver-bell tree, and fringe tree.
Trees Worth Knowing | Julia Ellen RogersIt is smaller in stature than the silver bell tree, but has larger leaves and more showy flowers.
Trees Worth Knowing | Julia Ellen Rogers
British Dictionary definitions for silver bell
any of various deciduous trees of the styracaceous genus Halesia, esp H. carolina, of North America and China, having white bell-shaped flowers: Also called: snowdrop tree
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