Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Halesia of the southeast United States and China, having drooping, bell-shaped white flowers and dry winged fruit.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A name common to the shrubs or small trees of the genus Halesia, natural order Styraceæ; the snowdrop-tree. See
Halesia .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any
tree of thegenus Halesia.
Etymologies
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Examples
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The Appalachian oak forests and, at higher elevations, the northern hardwoods forests include a variety of oaks and pines, as well as silverbell, hemlock, yellow poplar, basswood, buckeye, yellow birch, and beech.
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The Appalachian oak forests and, at higher elevations, the northern hardwoods forests include a variety of oaks and pines, as well as silverbell, hemlock, yellow poplar, basswood, buckeye, yellow birch, and beech.
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She wore a long green dress and a green cloak embroidered with flowers, and carried a bunch of silverbell blossoms as if she had been gathering them.
The Great Hunt Jordan, Robert 1990
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This morning, I'm going to stop by the Starbucks near where I work, the one that is going to close its doors for good today, and pick up a load of coffee grounds for my little silverbell to help acidify the soil around it.
May Dreams Gardens 2009
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