Definition of Bellis

1. Noun. Daisy.

Exact synonyms: Genus Bellis
Generic synonyms: Asterid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Aster Family, Asteraceae, Compositae, Family Asteraceae, Family Compositae
Member holonyms: Daisy

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bellis

Bellarmino
Bellatrix
Belle
Belle Isle cress
Belle Miriam Silverman
Belle Époque
Belleau Wood
Belleek
Bellhead
Bellheads
Bellingham
Bellini
Bellini's ducts
Bellini's ligament
Bellinis
Bellis (current term)
Bellis perennis
Bellman-Ford algorithm
Belloc
Bellona
Bells
Belluno
Belmont
Belmont Park
Belmont Stakes
Belmopan
Belo Horizonte
Belonidae
Belorussia
Belorussian

Literary usage of Bellis

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

1. Botanical Gazette by University of Chicago, JSTOR (Organization) (1916)
"NUCLEAR DIVISION IN S. Bellis MABEL L. MERRIMAN (WITH PLATES xvm-xx) In investigating ... In the studies of S. bellis a correlation was attempted of nuclear ..."

2. New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies by Edward Pollock Anshutz (1900)
"Bellis PERENNIS. NAT. ORD., Compositae. COMMON NAMES, English Daisy. ... To it we may add Dr. JC Burnett's statement that Bellis is a remedy for all ills ..."

3. Elements of Criticism by Henry Home Kames (1807)
"... pro bellis civili- ** bus, portum pro pace, atque concordia, dicit." A finer or move correct allegory is not to be found than the following, ..."

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