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- US Pronunciation
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- [bel-wurt, -wawrt]
- /ˈbɛlˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [bel-wurt, -wawrt]
- /ˈbɛlˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt/
Definitions of bellwort word
- noun bellwort any plant of the North American liliaceous genus Uvularia, having slender bell-shaped yellow flowers 3
- noun bellwort any of a genus (Uvularia) of perennial woodland plants of the lily family, native to North America, with conspicuous, drooping, bell-shaped yellow flowers 3
- noun bellwort any of various bellflowers (esp. genus Campanula) 3
- noun bellwort a plant of the genus Uvularia, of the lily family, having a delicate, bell-shaped yellow flower. 1
- noun bellwort Any of several perennial plants, of the genus Uvularia, that have yellow, bell-shaped flowers. 0
- noun bellwort Plants in the Campanulaceae family. 0
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Origin of bellwort
First appearance:
before 1775 One of the 45% newest English words
First recorded in 1775-85; bell1 + wort2
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Parts of speech for Bellwort
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bellwort popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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