Definition of Christmas bells

1. Noun. Any of several plants of the genus Blandfordia having large orange or crimson flowers.

Generic synonyms: Flower
Group relationships: Blandfordia, Genus Blandfordia

Definition of Christmas bells

1. Noun. (botany) A common name for sandersonias, native to South Africa. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Christmas Bells

Christingle
Christison's formula
Christless
Christlessness
Christlike
Christlikeness
Christly
Christmas
Christmas Day
Christmas Days
Christmas Eve
Christmas Island
Christmas Islander
Christmas Islanders
Christmas begonia
Christmas bells (current term)
Christmas berry
Christmas box
Christmas boxes
Christmas bush
Christmas cactus
Christmas cake
Christmas cakes
Christmas card
Christmas cards
Christmas carol
Christmas carols
Christmas cheer
Christmas club
Christmas clubs

Literary usage of Christmas bells

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. American Poetry by Percy Holmes Boynton, Frank Martindale Webster, George Wiley Sherburn, Howard M. Jones (1918)
"Christmas bells I heard the bells on Christmas Day Their old, familiar carols play, And wild and sweet The words repeat Of peace on earth, good-will to men! ..."

2. Days and Deeds: A Book of Verse for Children's Reading and Speaking by Elizabeth Shepard Butler Stevenson (1906)
"Christmas bells I heard the bells on Christmas Day Their old, familiar carols play, And wild and sweet The words repeat Of peace on earth, good-will to men! ..."

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