bellwort Syllabification: (bell·wort)Pronunciation: /ˈbelˌwərt, -ˌwôrt/Entry from US DictionaryDefinition of bellwort noun a plant of the lily family bearing slender yellow bell-like flowers and found chiefly in eastern North America. Genus Uvularia, family Liliaceae: several species, including the large-flowered bellwort (U. grandiflora) and the perfoliate bellwort (U. perfoliata) bellwort in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of bellwort in the US English dictionary