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

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

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Campanula medium; Canterbury bell; cup and saucer

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

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