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silver-bell tree

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silver bell

–noun
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.
Also called silver-bell tree.


Origin:
1775–85, Americanism
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medium-sized tree of West Virginia to Florida and Texas 
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