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harebell
[ hair-bel ]
noun
- a low plant, Campanula rotundifolia, of the bellflower family, having narrow leaves and blue, bell-shaped flowers.
- a plant, Endymion nonscriptus, of the lily family, having long, one-sided clusters of bell-shaped flowers.
harebell
/ ˈhɛəˌbɛl /
noun
- a N temperate campanulaceous plant, Campanula rotundifolia, having slender stems and leaves, and bell-shaped pale blue flowers Also called (in Scotland)bluebell
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The red squirrel, golden eagle, harebells and heather are among the species which make up a big part of our national identity.
From BBC
Visitors between May and July should be able to see flowers including harebells, buttercups, poppies and cornflowers.
From BBC
At the base of Raedwald’s mound, there were blue harebells, dandelions, and a few thistles.
From The New Yorker
On it was a jam jar of blue flowers, harebells perhaps, and a full ashtray, and a pile of books.
From Literature
Here and there a yellow tormentil showed in the grass, a late harebell or a few shreds of purple bloom on a brown, crisping tuft of self-heal.
From Literature
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