scilla nutans

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scilla nutans - 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.]
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           E'en the light harebell raised its head. --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
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  Culverkey \Cul"ver*key`\ (-k?`), n.
     1. A bunch of the keys or samaras of the ash tree. --Wright.
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     2. An English meadow plant, perhaps the columbine or the
        bluebell squill (Scilla nutans). [Obs.]
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              A girl cropping culverkeys and cowslips to make
              garlands.                             --Walton.
        [1913 Webster] Culver's physic

  Bluebell \Blue"bell`\, n. (Bot.)
     (a) A plant of the genus Campanula, especially the
         Campanula rotundifolia, which bears blue bell-shaped
         flowers; the harebell.
     (b) A plant of the genus Scilla (Scilla nutans).
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