harebell

[ hair-bel ]

noun

1. a low plant, Campanula rotundifolia, of the bellflower family, having narrow leaves and blue, bell-shaped flowers.
2. a plant, Endymion nonscriptus, of the lily family, having long, one-sided clusters of bell-shaped flowers.

harebell

/ ˈhɛəˌbɛl /

noun

1. a N temperate campanulaceous plant, Campanula rotundifolia, having slender stems and leaves, and bell-shaped pale blue flowers Also called (in Scotland)bluebell

Word History and Origins

Origin of harebell¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; hare, bell ¹

Example Sentences

Her long-lashed, harebell blue eyes seemed to have widened and grown lovelier in their innocent look.

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An Alpine harebell is as different from an oleander as I am from a natural-born artist.

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She made me think of a harebell growing all by itself in a rocky place, with stubbly grass about and a wide sky overhead.

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They repeated many of the things they had said on the previous day, and towards evening they found another flower, a harebell.

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Often they make a dainty meal off the blossoms of the fringed blue gentian, the mariposa lily, and the harebell.

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