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silver bell

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silver bell
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) 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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Noun1.silver bell - any of various deciduous trees of the genus Halesia having white bell-shaped flowers
genus Halesia, Halesia - deciduous small trees or shrubs of China and eastern North America
Halesia carolina, Halesia tetraptera, opossum wood, silver-bell tree, silverbell tree, snowdrop tree - medium-sized tree of West Virginia to Florida and Texas
angiospermous tree, flowering tree - any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary
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