"heather-bell" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: heather-bells [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} heather-bell (plural heather-bells)
  1. a plant of species Erica cinerea native to western and central Europe,; bell heather Synonyms: heath-bell
    Sense id: en-heather-bell-en-noun-nnkA2Rw6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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