Japanese snowbell
- noun
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campanilla japonesa
- The Japanese snowbell blooms in late spring with clusters of delicate white flowers.
Examples
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She planted a Japanese snowbell in her garden to attract pollinators.
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A row of Japanese snowbells lines the walkway, creating a stunning floral display each year.
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The Japanese snowbell blooms beautifully in spring.
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Have you seen the Japanese snowbells in the garden?
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In early summer, the Japanese snowbell fills the air with its sweet fragrance as it blossoms.
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The graceful branches of the Japanese snowbell are covered in stunning white flowers.
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Gardeners often choose the Japanese snowbell for its beautiful blooms and ability to attract bees.
Synonyms
A small tree from China and Japan with fragrant white flowers
A small tree from Japan with bell-shaped white flowers
A North American tree with white bell-shaped flowers
A medium-sized tree with white, bell-shaped flowers that bloom in spring
A medium-sized tree that loses its leaves and has white bell-shaped flowers
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase combines the adjective 'Japanese' (indicating origin) with the noun 'snowbell' (a tree with white bell-shaped flowers), so the meaning 'a snowbell from Japan' is directly derivable from its parts. This follows a straightforward adjective+noun compositional pattern common across languages, making it immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows the constituent words.
Etymology
Japanese snowbell gets its name from where the plant comes from and how its flowers look. The word Japanese shows it comes from Japan, and the white flowers hang like little bells and cover the branches like snow, so the name helps you picture a 'small tree' with fragrant, bell-shaped flowers.
