What is another word for bellis?

Pronunciation: [bˈɛliz] (IPA)

Bellis is a botanical name for the common daisy flower. The word has a Latin origin, and in English, it is often used to describe a particular family of plants like Bellis perennis. However, there are many synonyms for the term bellis that can be used interchangeably to describe the same plant species. Some of these synonyms include lawn daisy, English daisy, meadow daisy, and bruisewort. Additional synonyms are Low Bristle Daisy, Bruisewort Daisy, and Lawn Daisy. The bellis flower is widely cultivated for its ornamental purposes, with various shades of white and pink colors. It is also used for its medicinal properties such as treatment of bruises and wounds.

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What are the hyponyms for Bellis?

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What are the holonyms for Bellis?

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Usage examples for Bellis

bellis perennis and Sinapis arvensis were not to be confounded, and Triticum repens was a sure sign of a bad farmer.
"Hodge and His Masters"
Richard Jefferies
Cum Antonius, Caesaris in omnibus bellis comes et tunc consulatus conlega, capiti eius in sella aurea sedentis pro rostris diadema, insigne regium, imposuisset, id ita ab eo est repulsum, ut non offensus videretur.
"Selections from Viri Romae"
Charles François L'Homond
Shakespeare, Burns, Chaucer, Wordsworth, and all the British poets who have written familiar lines about the daisy, extolled a quite different flower from ours-bellis perennis, the little pink and white blossom that hugs English turf as if it loved it-the true day's-eye, for it closes at nightfall and opens with the dawn.
"Wild Flowers Worth Knowing"
Neltje Blanchan et al

Famous quotes with Bellis

  • Strong be thy wallis that about the standis; Wise be the people that within the dwellis; Fresh is thy ryver with his lusty strandis; Blith be thy chirches, wele sownyng be thy bellis; Riche be thy merchauntis in substance that excellis Fair be thy wives, right lovesom, white and small; Clere be thy virgyns, lusty under kellis: London, thou art the flour of Cities all.
    William Dunbar

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