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bells of Ireland
(redirected from Moluccella laevis)

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bells of Ire·land  (rlnd)
n.
An annual western Asian plant (Moluccella laevis) in the mint family, grown for its long stems covered with persistent shell-shaped calyxes.
bells of Ireland
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) (functioning as singular) an annual garden plant, Moluccella laevis, whose flowers have a green cup-shaped calyx: family Lamiaceae (labiates)
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Noun1.bells of Ireland - aromatic annual with a tall stems of small whitish flowers enclosed in a greatly enlarged saucer-shaped or bell-shaped calyx
molucca balm, Molucella laevis
herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
genus Molucella, Molucella - small genus of aromatic herbs of Mediterranean regions; widely cultivated
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