Crossword clues for snowbell
Wiktionary
n. 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. 2 (context rare English) A styrax.
WordNet
n. small tree native to Japan [syn: Styrax obassia]
Wikipedia
Snowbell is a common name for several plants and may refer to:
- Soldanella, a genus of herbaceous plants in the family Primulaceae, native to Europe
- Styrax, a genus of shrubs and small trees in the family Styracaceae, native to Asia and the Americas
Usage examples of "snowbell".
A crack in the cliff appeared, half hidden by a tilted slab of granite, covered in moss and tiny white snowbell flowers.
The sun, too, hinted at the coming season, and snowbells appeared, pixielike, in the grass and moss.
Still decked in winter browns and yellows, the area showed the promise of spring in a few wild snowbells, which stood bravely in scattered clumps.
The other boy followed with a dreamy look of contentment as he gazed on the fresh green lawns, the narcissus and snowbells dancing under the bare branches of the trees, and the encircling ring of cloud-capped mountains.