bellwort

[ bel-wurt, -wawrt ]
/ ˈbɛlˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt /

noun

a plant of the genus Uvularia, of the lily family, having a delicate, bell-shaped yellow flower.
Also called merry-bells.

Origin of bellwort

First recorded in 1775–85; bell1 + wort2

Words nearby bellwort

bells, bells and whistles, bells of ireland, bellwether, bellwood, bellwort, belly, belly bust, belly dance, belly flop, belly girt

Example sentences from the Web for bellwort

  • The May flowers and bloodroot have gone, the anemonies and bellwort have come and the violets are coming.

    Letters to His Children |Theodore Roosevelt

  • Bellwort is a little yellowish lily common in the May woods.

    Woodcraft |Alan Douglas

British Dictionary definitions for bellwort

bellwort
/ (ˈbɛlˌwɜːt) /

noun US

any plant of the North American liliaceous genus Uvularia, having slender bell-shaped yellow flowers
another name for campanula