HAREBELL

harebell, bluebell, Campanula rotundifolia

(noun) perennial of northern hemisphere with slender stems and bell-shaped blue flowers

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

harebell (plural harebells)

A perennial flowering plant, Campanula rotundifolia, native to the Northern Hemisphere, with blue, bell-like flowers.

Synonyms

• bluebell, blawort, lady's thimble, witch's bells, witch's thimbles

Anagrams

• beer hall, beerhall

Source: Wiktionary


Hare"bell`, n. (Bot.)

Definition: 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 .

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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