Definition of qualup bell in US English:

qualup bell

(also quailup bell)


  • A small western Australian shrub, Pimelea physodes (family Thymelaeaceae), with greyish-green leaves and bell-shaped reddish-yellow bracts enclosing the flowers.


Early 20th century; earliest use found in The Bulletin. From Qualup (also Quailup), the name of an estate in Western Australia, where the plant was first observed + bell.


qualup bell

/ˌkweɪləp ˈbɛl/