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Definition of Canterbury bell in English: Canterbury bellnounˈkantəb(ə)ri ˌbɛl A tall, sturdy cultivated bellflower with large pale blue flowers. Campanula medium, family Campanulaceae Example sentencesExamples - Plants that may require staking to hold their blooms high include Canterbury bells, hollyhocks, and verbascums, with foxgloves and delphiniums in the upper garden zones.
- Pink Canterbury bells will provide beautiful pink blooms from later spring to the early weeks of summer.
- Planted along with traditional peonies, irises and chrysanthemums, are lupines, veronicas and Canterbury bells, a contemporary feature rarely seen in Japanese gardens.
Origin Late 16th century: named after the bells on Canterbury pilgrims' horses (see canter). Definition of Canterbury bell in US English: Canterbury bellnounˈkan(t)ərˌbərē ˌbel A tall, sturdy cultivated bellflower with large blue, pink, or white flowers. Campanula medium, family Campanulaceae Example sentencesExamples - Pink Canterbury bells will provide beautiful pink blooms from later spring to the early weeks of summer.
- Plants that may require staking to hold their blooms high include Canterbury bells, hollyhocks, and verbascums, with foxgloves and delphiniums in the upper garden zones.
- Planted along with traditional peonies, irises and chrysanthemums, are lupines, veronicas and Canterbury bells, a contemporary feature rarely seen in Japanese gardens.
Origin Late 16th century: named after the bells on Canterbury pilgrims' horses (see canter). |