bluebell

bluebell
noun Date: 1578 1. any of various bellflowers; especially harebell 2. any of various plants bearing blue bell-shaped flowers: as a. a European herb (Hyacinthoides nonscripta syn. Scilla nonscripta) of the lily family having scapose racemes of drooping bell-shaped flowers — called also wild hyacinth b. plural a glabrous erect eastern United States herb (Mertensia virginica) of the borage family with entire leaves and showy blue flowers pink in the bud — called also Virginia bluebells

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