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heather-bell

heather-bell noun: a plant of species Erica cinerea native to western and central Europe,; bell heather.

heather-bell: a plant of species Erica cinerea native to western and central Europe,; bell heather
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Noun

heather-bell (plural heather-bells)

  1. a plant of species Erica cinerea native to western and central Europe,; bell heather
    • The Phoenicians slept under their piled grey rocks; the chimneys of the old mines pointed starkly; early moths blurred the heather-bells; cartwheels could be heard grinding on the road beneath; and the suck and sighing of the waves sounded gently, persistently, for ever.1922, Virginia Woolf, Jacob's Room, Vintage Classics, paperback edition, page 171
    Synonyms:
    heath-bell

heather-bell meaning in Tamil

heather-bell in Tamil

குட்டையான புதர்ச்செடியின் மலர் வகை

Synonyms of heather-bell

Forms of heather-bell

pluralheather-bells

Questions about heather-bell

What does heather-bell mean?
Heather-bell means a plant of species Erica cinerea native to western and central Europe,; bell heather.
What is heather-bell in Tamil?
Heather-bell in Tamil is குட்டையான புதர்ச்செடியின் மலர் வகை. See Heather-bell meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is heather-bell?
Heather-bell is a noun.
What is the plural of heather-bell?
The plural of heather-bell is heather-bells.

Words near heather-bell in the dictionary

  1. heather ales
  2. heather cock
  3. heather cocks
  4. heather vole
  5. heather voles
  6. heather-bell
  7. heather-bells
  8. heather-bleat
  9. heather-mixture
  10. heather-mixtures
  11. Heatherbrae

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