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Canterbury bell

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Noun1.Canterbury bellCanterbury bell - herb of Colombia to Peru having pale purple flowers
Gloxinia perennis
genus Gloxinia - small genus of tropical American herbs with leafy stems and axillary flowers
gloxinia - any of several plants of the genera Gloxinia or Sinningia (greenhouse gloxinias) having showy bell-shaped flowers
2.Canterbury bellCanterbury bell - European biennial widely cultivated for its blue or violet or white flowers
Campanula medium, cup and saucer
bellflower, campanula - any of various plants of the genus Campanula having blue or white bell-shaped flowers


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"Lilies o' th' valley does," he answered, digging away with the trowel, "an' there's Canterbury bells, an' campanulas.
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em, all about 'work among the merry, merry blossoms," said Sacharissa from the deeps of a stale Canterbury bell.
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