silver bell
- noun
- /ˈsɪlvər bɛl/
- US
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campana plateada
- In spring, the silver bell in our garden is covered with delicate white blossoms.
Examples
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The silver bell is admired for its graceful, bell-shaped flowers and attractive foliage.
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The silver bell tree blooms beautifully in spring.
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Gardeners often plant silver bell trees to add beauty and fragrance to their landscapes.
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I saw a silver bell in the park yesterday.
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In spring, the silver bell tree in our garden is covered with delicate white blossoms.
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The silver bell is admired for its graceful, bell-shaped flowers and attractive foliage.
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Gardeners often plant silver bell trees to add beauty and fragrance to their landscapes.
Synonyms
A medium-sized tree that loses its leaves and has white bell-shaped flowers
A medium-sized tree with white, bell-shaped flowers that bloom in spring
A medium-sized tree with white bell-shaped flowers in spring
A medium-sized tree that loses leaves in winter and has white bell-shaped flowers
A small tree or shrub with white bell-shaped flowers in spring
Surface Forms
Morphology
The constituents 'silver' (silvery appearance) and 'bell' (bell‑shaped form) do provide transparent cues about appearance—i.e. silvery, bell‑shaped flowers—but the expression names a specific tree species and could also be misinterpreted literally as an object (a bell made of silver). Because the botanical, species‑name reading is not fully predictable from the parts alone, this is only partially transparent to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Silver bell gets its name from the tree's light, shiny, bell-shaped white flowers. People used silver for the pale color and bell for the shape, so the name helps you picture small white bells hanging on the branches.
