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coralbells

coralbells

9.3
A plant that lives many years and makes bright red flower spikes
  • noun
  • /ˈkɔːrəˌbɛlz/
  • US
translation icon : campanitas de coral
  • Many gardeners plant coralbells for a splash of red color in shady spots.

Examples

  • The garden was full of coralbells, their bright blooms catching the morning sun.

  • She bought a pot of coralbells to add to her perennial border.

  • The coralbells bloom beautifully in the spring.

  • I planted coralbells in my garden last year.

  • Many gardeners plant coralbells for a splash of red color in shady spots.

  • The garden was full of coralbells, their bright blooms catching the morning sun.

  • She bought a pot of coralbells to add to her perennial border.

Synonyms

Heuchera sanguinea
vscoralbells
  • Specialized
9.9

A plant that lives for several years with bright red feathery flower spikes grown in gardens

is the everyday garden name used by nontechnical speakers

Surface Forms

coralbells singular
coralbells plural

Morphology

coralbells = coral + bell (transparent) = coral + bell + s

The singular compound 'coral bell' is clearly coral (colour) + bell (shape) and the plural is formed by regular -s, so the relation is straightforward.

Etymology

Coralbells comes from two simple words, coral and bells. Coral refers to the bright 'pink-red' color like sea coral and bells means 'bell-shaped', so Coralbells is an easy name for a plant with bright, coral-colored, bell-like flowers.