mission bells
- noun
- US
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campanas de misión
- We saw several mission bells blooming along the forest trail in spring.
Examples
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Gardeners appreciate mission bells for their delicate and colorful blossoms.
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The garden was filled with beautiful mission bells this spring.
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Botanists are studying the pollination of mission bells due to their unique flower structure.
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Have you seen the mission bells blooming in the park?
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Gardeners appreciate mission bells for their delicate bell-shaped flowers in vibrant colors.
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The forest trail was lined with mission bells, showcasing their stunning purple blossoms.
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In spring, the garden was alive with the colorful blooms of mission bells swaying in the breeze.
Synonyms
A wild plant from northwestern North America with green and purple bell-shaped flowers
A small wild plant with green and purple bell-shaped flowers
A small plant from northwestern North America with green and purple bell-shaped flowers
A small flowering plant with green and purple bell-shaped flowers
A small plant with dark purple bell-shaped flowers with green spots in the southwestern United States
A small wild flower with dark purple bell-shaped petals spotted with green
Surface Forms
Morphology
The second element 'bell' readily suggests a bell-shaped form, so learners can partly infer the floral shape. However, the modifier 'mission' does not transparently signal a plant (it likely functions as a place-name or cultivar label), so the full meaning 'a specific herbaceous plant' is not predictable without prior exposure.
Etymology
Mission bells may get their name from the plant's small, bell-shaped flowers that look like the hanging bells in old mission churches. That's why the name refers to a plant with dark purple, bell-like flowers.
