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Harebell Hare"bell` (h[^a]r"b[e^]l`), 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}.] [1913 Webster]

E'en the light harebell raised its head. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]


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  • Hairbell — Hair bell (h[^a]r b[e^]l ), n. (Bot.) See {Harebell}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hairbell — noun : harebell * * * hairˈbell same as ↑harebell (see under ↑hare). • • • Main Entry: ↑hair hareˈbell or hairˈbell noun A slender stemmed plant with a hanging blue bell shaped flower, the Scottish bluebell (Campanula rotundifolia) …   Useful english dictionary

  • bluebell — Harebell Hare bell (h[^a]r b[e^]l ), 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}.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Campanula rotundifolia — Harebell Hare bell (h[^a]r b[e^]l ), 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}.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Harebell — Hare bell (h[^a]r b[e^]l ), 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}.] [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Scilla nutans — Harebell Hare bell (h[^a]r b[e^]l ), 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}.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Common Bluebell — Taxobox name = Common Bluebell or English Bluebell image width = 250px regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Liliopsida ordo = Asparagales familia = Hyacinthaceae genus = Hyacinthoides species = H. non scripta binomial =… …   Wikipedia

  • hare|bell — «HAIR BEHL», noun. a slender plant with drooping, blue, bell shaped flowers; hairbell. It is a low herb belonging to the bellflower family. It is also called the bluebell of Scotland …   Useful english dictionary

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