- sil|ver-bell tree
- silver bell, or sil|ver-bell tree «SIHL vuhr BEHL»,a small North American tree, related to the storax, often grown for its white, bell-shaped flowers.
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Silver-bell tree — Silver Sil ver, a. 1. Of or pertaining to silver; made of silver; as, silver leaf; a silver cup. [1913 Webster] 2. Resembling silver. Specifically: (a) Bright; resplendent; white. Silver hair. Shak. [1913 Webster] Others, on silver lakes and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
silver bell — sil′ver bell′ n. pln any North American shrub or small tree of the genus Halesia, of the storax family, having toothed leaves and drooping white bell shaped flowers. Also called sil′ver bell′ tree … From formal English to slang
silver bell — noun any of various deciduous trees of the genus Halesia having white bell shaped flowers • Hypernyms: ↑angiospermous tree, ↑flowering tree • Hyponyms: ↑silver bell tree, ↑silverbell tree, ↑snowdrop tree, ↑opossum wood, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Silver tree — Silver Sil ver, a. 1. Of or pertaining to silver; made of silver; as, silver leaf; a silver cup. [1913 Webster] 2. Resembling silver. Specifically: (a) Bright; resplendent; white. Silver hair. Shak. [1913 Webster] Others, on silver lakes and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
silver bell — ☆ silver bell n. any of a genus (Halesia) of small trees of the storax family, with drooping, bell shaped, white flowers, native to the E U.S. and to China: also silver bell tree [sil′ver bel΄] … English World dictionary
silverbelltree — sil·ver·bell tree (sĭlʹvər bĕl ) Carolinasilverbell Halesia carolina Wendy Smith n. Any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Halesia, especially H. carolina, of the southeast United States, having drooping, bell shaped white flowers and dry,… … Universalium
Abies pectinata — Silver Sil ver, a. 1. Of or pertaining to silver; made of silver; as, silver leaf; a silver cup. [1913 Webster] 2. Resembling silver. Specifically: (a) Bright; resplendent; white. Silver hair. Shak. [1913 Webster] Others, on silver lakes and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
American silver fir — Silver Sil ver, a. 1. Of or pertaining to silver; made of silver; as, silver leaf; a silver cup. [1913 Webster] 2. Resembling silver. Specifically: (a) Bright; resplendent; white. Silver hair. Shak. [1913 Webster] Others, on silver lakes and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Anthyllis Barba-Jovis — Silver Sil ver, a. 1. Of or pertaining to silver; made of silver; as, silver leaf; a silver cup. [1913 Webster] 2. Resembling silver. Specifically: (a) Bright; resplendent; white. Silver hair. Shak. [1913 Webster] Others, on silver lakes and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
argenteus — Silver Sil ver, a. 1. Of or pertaining to silver; made of silver; as, silver leaf; a silver cup. [1913 Webster] 2. Resembling silver. Specifically: (a) Bright; resplendent; white. Silver hair. Shak. [1913 Webster] Others, on silver lakes and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
