BELLS OF IRELAND


Meaning of BELLS OF IRELAND in English

a plant, Molucella laevis, native to western Asia, having inconspicuous white flowers, each surrounded by an enlarged green calyx. Also called shellflower .

[ 1955-60; so called from the bell-like green calyx ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .