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CANTERBURY BELL

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Dictionary entry overview: What does Canterbury bell mean?

• CANTERBURY BELL (noun)
The noun CANTERBURY BELL has 2 senses:

1. herb of Colombia to Peru having pale purple flowers
2. European biennial widely cultivated for its blue or violet or white flowers

Familiarity information: CANTERBURY BELL used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• CANTERBURY BELL (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Herb of Colombia to Peru having pale purple flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Canterbury bell; Gloxinia perennis

Hypernyms ("Canterbury bell" is a kind of...):

gloxinia (any of several plants of the genera Gloxinia or Sinningia (greenhouse gloxinias) having showy bell-shaped flowers)

Holonyms ("Canterbury bell" is a member of...):

genus Gloxinia (small genus of tropical American herbs with leafy stems and axillary flowers)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

European biennial widely cultivated for its blue or violet or white flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Campanula medium; cup and saucer; Canterbury bell

Hypernyms ("Canterbury bell" is a kind of...):

bellflower; campanula (any of various plants of the genus Campanula having blue or white bell-shaped flowers)

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