CANTERBURY BELL


Meaning of CANTERBURY BELL in English

noun

Usage: usually capitalized C

Etymology: from Canterbury, city in England; probably from the resemblance of the flowers to the small bells on the horses of pilgrims going to Canterbury

1. : any of several plants of the genus Campanula (especially C. medium, C. trachelium, and C. glomerata ) having blue, pink, or white bell-shaped flowers

2. : cuckooflower 1

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