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sweet bells

sweet bells

9.9
A bush that loses its leaves and has long clusters of pink flowers
  • noun
  • US
translation icon : campanas dulces
  • The sweet bells in her garden bloomed with delicate pink flowers in early summer.

Examples

  • Local nurseries often sell sweet bells because of their attractive appearance and hardiness.

  • Botanists admire the vibrant racemes produced by sweet bells shrubs each spring.

  • The garden was filled with sweet bells this spring.

  • I love the scent of sweet bells in bloom.

  • Botanists admire the vibrant racemes produced by sweet bells shrubs each spring.

  • Local nurseries often sell sweet bells because of their attractive appearance and hardiness.

  • The sweet bells in her garden bloomed with delicate pink flowers in early summer.

Synonyms

Leucothoe racemosa
vssweet bells
  • Specialized
9.9

A bushy shrub with pink flower clusters that grows in eastern United States and loses leaves in winter

uses the botanical term racemes rather than general clusters

Surface Forms

sweet bells singular
sweet bell plural
sweet bells plural

Morphology

sweet + bell

The compound 'sweet bells' can be directly interpreted from its parts: 'sweet' (pleasant, often fragrant or attractive) modifying 'bells' (bell‑shaped flowers). As a plant name it transparently describes bell‑shaped, attractive flowers, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words would likely infer the general meaning even if they don't know the specific species.

Etymology

Sweet bells may come from the shrub's long clusters of small, bell-shaped flowers that give off a sweet smell. So, the name points to the sweet scent and the bells shape of its flowers.