Harebell

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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