Definition of Canterbury bell

1. Noun. Herb of Colombia to Peru having pale purple flowers.

Exact synonyms: Gloxinia Perennis
Group relationships: Genus Gloxinia
Generic synonyms: Gloxinia

2. Noun. European biennial widely cultivated for its blue or violet or white flowers.
Exact synonyms: Campanula Medium, Cup And Saucer
Generic synonyms: Bellflower, Campanula

Lexicographical Neighbors of Canterbury Bell

Canola
Canopus
Cant.
Cantab
Cantabria
Cantabrian
Cantabrian Mountains
Cantabrians
Cantabrigian
Cantabrigians
Cantabs
Cantal
Cantelli's sign
Canterbury
Canterbury Tales
Canterbury bell
Canterbury bells
Canterbury gallop
Cantharellus
Cantharellus cibarius
Cantharellus cinnabarinus
Cantharellus clavatus
Cantharellus floccosus
Canticle of Canticles
Canticle of Simeon
Canticles
Canton
Canton's phosphorus
Canton River
Canton crepe

Literary usage of Canterbury bell

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

1. Publications by English Dialect Society (1886)
"See canterbury bell. Warw. (2) C. medium, L. (gardens).—' Of some about London Canterbury ... 363), who considers C. Trachelium as the true canterbury bell. ..."

2. English Botany, Or, Coloured Figures of British Plants by James Sowerby, John Thomas Boswell, Phebe Lankester, John William Salter (1866)
"This species is also called Great Throat-wort and canterbury bell, in allusion, probably, to the bells carried by pilgrims in processions to the shrine of ..."

3. The Horticulturist, and Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste by Luther Tucker (1866)
"Perhaps the best known of the whole race is Campanula Medium, the familiar canterbury bell. It is a biennial, and must be raised every year from seed. ..."

4. A Dictionary of English Plant-names by James Britten, Robert Holland (1886)
"canterbury bell. (1) The common garden name for Campanula medium, L. ' Of some about London Canterbury lei», but improperly, for that ther« is another kind ..."

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