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snowbell

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American: /ˈsnoʊˌbɛl/

1

noun

Meaning 1

Any member of the genus Soldanella of flowering plants native to European mountains, typically with a basal rosette of simple, orbicular leaves and white to violet flowers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Any of certain styraxes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

small tree native to Japan

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Styrax obassia

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: styrax

History

Etymology

From snow + bell.