Canterbury Bells Definition

noun
A European biennial herb (Campanula medium) widely cultivated for its showy, bell-shaped, blue, pink, or white flowers.
American Heritage
A cultivated bellflower (Campanula medium) with white, pink, or blue cuplike flowers.
Webster's New World

Origin of Canterbury Bells

  • From the association of the flowers with the bells on the horses of Canterbury pilgrims

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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