Harebell
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈhɛəˌbɛl/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Harebell is a noun meaning A perennial flowering plant, Campanula rotundifolia, native to the Northern Hemisphere, with blue, bell-like flowers.
Meaning
A perennial flowering plant, Campanula rotundifolia, native to the Northern Hemisphere, with blue, bell-like flowers.
More Meanings
- foxglove
Example Sentences
How Snow-drops cold, and blue-eyed Harebells blend / Their tender tears, as o'er the stream they bend […].
I wonder whether the witches would be wearing on their fingers their ornaments of foxglove blossoms, often called witches' bells or harebells, sometimes known as witches' thimbles.
Her most striking feature, then as now, was her eyes: both large and expressive, but while one was the brown of a fresh hazelnut, the other was pale bluey-violet, the colour of harebells.
Word Forms
- harebells
Synonyms for harebell
Depending on context, synonyms include bluebell, blawort.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bluebell, azured, hairbell, bellflower, campanulid, snowbell.
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