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Definition of Snowbell
1. Noun. Small tree native to Japan.
Definition of Snowbell
1. 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. ¹
2. Noun. (rare) A styrax. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Snowbell
1. a flowering shrub [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Snowbell
Literary usage of Snowbell
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Nursery by John L. Shorey (Firm (1870)
"The name of the pet lamb was snowbell. ... snowbell grew up to be a large sheep,
and then it was sold to a farmer living in Massachusetts. ..."
2. The Flora of the Alps by Alfred William Bennett (1897)
"... or the tasselled bell of the Soldanella or snowbell is first seen appearing
through the edge of the snow. " What is an alpine plant ? ..."
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