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MERRY BELLS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Any of various plants of the genus Uvularia having yellowish drooping bell-shaped flowers

Synonyms:

bellwort; merry bells; wild oats

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("merry bells" is a kind of...):

flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "merry bells"):

cornflower; strawflower; Uvularia grandiflora (plant of southern and southeastern United States grown for its yellow flowers that can be dried)

Holonyms ("merry bells" is a member of...):

genus Uvularia; Uvularia (genus of perennial rhizomatous herb of southern and southeastern United States)

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