Meaning of HAREBELL
| Pronunciation: | | 'hehr`bel
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- [n] perennial of northern hemisphere with slender stems and bell-shaped blue flowers
- [n] sometimes placed in genus Scilla
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| | Synonyms: | | bluebell, Campanula rotundifolia, Hyacinthoides nonscripta, Scilla nonscripta, wild hyacinth, wood hyacinth |
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| | See Also: | | bellflower, campanula, genus Hyacinthoides, Hyacinthoides, liliaceous plant | |
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| | Definition: | | \Hare"bell`\, n. (Bot.)
A small, slender, branching plant ({Campanula rotundifolia}),
having blue bell-shaped flowers; also, {Scilla nutans}, which
has similar flowers; -- called also {bluebell}. [Written also
{hairbell}.]
E'en the light harebell raised its head. --Sir W. Scott
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