Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Any of various shrubs or trees of the genus Styrax, having bell-shaped white flowers. Some species are cultivated as ornamentals, and some are used as a source of the resin benzoin.

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  • noun Any member of the genus Soldanella of flowering plants native to European mountains, typically with a basal rosette of simple, orbicular leaves and white to violet flowers.
  • noun rare A styrax.

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  • noun small tree native to Japan

Etymologies

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snow +‎ bell

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Examples

  • The Green Man recommends the Japanese snowbell tree Styrax japonicus as a good companion to the popular Japanese maple cultivar 'Crimson Queen.'

    JAPANESE SNOWBELL TREE ACCENTS JAPANESE MAPLE 'CRIMSON QUEEN' Pooky 2009

  • The Japanese snowbell tree provides a flowering tree to enjoy in late Spring, after other trees have bloomed i May to early June.

    JAPANESE SNOWBELL TREE ACCENTS JAPANESE MAPLE 'CRIMSON QUEEN' Pooky 2009

  • Other characteristic species in the southern part are pine Pinus thunbergii, maple Acer formosum, A. palmatum, oak Quercus acutissima, and snowbell Styrax.

    Central Korean deciduous forests 2007

  • He's organized dozens of other landowners to plant a beautiful but highly endangered tree called the Texas snowbell.

    NPR Topics: News 2010

  • He's organized dozens of other landowners to plant a beautiful but highly endangered tree called the Texas snowbell.

    NPR Topics: News 2010

  • He's organized dozens of other landowners to plant a beautiful but highly endangered tree called the Texas snowbell.

    NPR Topics: News 2010

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