bellwort

American  

[bel-wurt, -wawrt] / ˈbɛlˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt /

noun

1. a plant of the genus Uvularia, of the lily family, having a delicate, bell-shaped yellow flower.

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bellwort British  

/ ˈbɛlˌwɜːt /

noun

1. any plant of the North American liliaceous genus Uvularia , having slender bell-shaped yellow flowers

2. another name for campanula

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Etymology

Origin of bellwort

First recorded in 1775–85; bell ¹ + wort ²

Example Sentences

A related species, Andrena uvulariae, targeted bellwort, also a spring ephemeral.

From Washington Post • Apr. 27, 2021

Ferns, bellwort, wild sarsaparilla, all help to soften our footfalls, while overhead the light daily grows more subdued as the leaf-buds break and the leaves unfold.

From Some Spring Days in Iowa by Lazell, Frederick John

Other seeds of this nature are those of wild ginger, celandine, cyclamen, violet, periwinkle, some euphorbias, bellwort, trillium, prickly poppy, dutchman's breeches, squirrel-corn, several species of Corydalis, Seneca snakeroot, and other species of milkworts.

From Seed Dispersal by Beal, W. J. (William James)

Yellow bellwort hung its fair flowers on every ridge; where the ground grew wet were dog's-tooth violet and chick wintergreen.

From Say and Seal, Volume II by Warner, Susan

The list includes bloodroot, cowslip, houstonia, saxifrage, dandelion, chickweed, cinquefoil, strawberry, mouse-ear, bellwort, dog's-tooth violet, five species of violet proper, and two of anemone.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 42, April, 1861 by Various