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    MISSION BELLS

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Herb of northwestern America having green-and-purple bell-shaped flowersplay

    Synonyms:

    Fritillaria affinis; Fritillaria lanceolata; Fritillaria mutica; mission bells; rice-grain fritillary

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("mission bells" is a kind of...):

    checkered lily; fritillary (any liliaceous plant of the genus Fritillaria having nodding variously colored flowers)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Herb of southwestern United States having dark purple bell-shaped flowers mottled with greenplay

    Synonyms:

    black fritillary; Fritillaria biflora; mission bells

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("mission bells" is a kind of...):

    checkered lily; fritillary (any liliaceous plant of the genus Fritillaria having nodding variously colored flowers)

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