harebell

2 definitions found

harebell - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

harebell - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  harebell
      n 1: sometimes placed in genus Scilla [syn: wild hyacinth,
           wood hyacinth, bluebell, harebell, Hyacinthoides nonscripta
           , Scilla nonscripta]
      2: perennial of northern hemisphere with slender stems and bell-
         shaped blue flowers [syn: harebell, bluebell, Campanula   rotundifolia
         ]