Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various shrubs or trees of the genus Styrax, having bell-shaped white flowers. Some species are cultivated as ornamentals, and some are used as a source of the resin benzoin.
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- noun Any member of the
genus Soldanella offlowering plants native toEuropean mountains , typically with abasal rosette of simple,orbicular leaves and white to violet flowers. - noun rare A
styrax .
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- noun small tree native to Japan
Etymologies
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Examples
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The Green Man recommends the Japanese snowbell tree Styrax japonicus as a good companion to the popular Japanese maple cultivar 'Crimson Queen.'
JAPANESE SNOWBELL TREE ACCENTS JAPANESE MAPLE 'CRIMSON QUEEN' Pooky 2009
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The Japanese snowbell tree provides a flowering tree to enjoy in late Spring, after other trees have bloomed i May to early June.
JAPANESE SNOWBELL TREE ACCENTS JAPANESE MAPLE 'CRIMSON QUEEN' Pooky 2009
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Other characteristic species in the southern part are pine Pinus thunbergii, maple Acer formosum, A. palmatum, oak Quercus acutissima, and snowbell Styrax.
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He's organized dozens of other landowners to plant a beautiful but highly endangered tree called the Texas snowbell.
NPR Topics: News 2010
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He's organized dozens of other landowners to plant a beautiful but highly endangered tree called the Texas snowbell.
NPR Topics: News 2010
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He's organized dozens of other landowners to plant a beautiful but highly endangered tree called the Texas snowbell.
NPR Topics: News 2010
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