Oconee bells

noun

Shortia galacifolia, a rare plant of the Southern Appalachians in the family Diapensiaceae.

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Shortia galacifolia

Meanings

nounOconee bells (uncountable)
  1. uncountableShortia galacifolia, a rare plant of the Southern Appalachians in the family Diapensiaceae.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounplant of southeastern United States having solitary white funnel-shaped flowers flushed with pink and large glossy green leaves that turn bronze-red in fall

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Shortia galacifolia
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APA

Oconee bells. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oconee%20bells

MLA

“Oconee bells.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oconee%20bells. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Oconee bells,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oconee%20bells.

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