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witches' bells

witches' bells noun: the plant foxglove.

Noun

witches' bells pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) The plant foxglove.
    • Foxgloves were called "Witches Bells", and were used by them for love philtres.1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 157

Questions about witches' bells

What does witches' bells mean?
Witches' bells means the plant foxglove.
What part of speech is witches' bells?
Witches' bells is a noun.

Words near witches' bells in the dictionary

  1. witchert
  2. witchery
  3. witches
  4. Witches Cauldron
  5. witches of Agnesi
  6. witches' bells
  7. witches' besom
  8. witches' besoms
  9. witches' brew
  10. witches' brews
  11. witches' broom

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