SNOWBELL

snowbell, Styrax obassia

(noun) small tree native to Japan

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

snowbell (plural snowbells)

Any member of the genus Soldanella of flowering plants native to European mountains, typically with a basal rosette of simple, orbicular leaves and white to violet flowers.

(rare) A styrax.

Source: Wiktionary



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4 June 2024

CONVULSIVE

(adjective) affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm; ā€œconvulsive motionsā€; ā€œhis body made a spasmodic jerkā€; ā€œspastic movementsā€


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