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harebell Definition

hare·bell (herbel′)

noun

a slender, delicate perennial bellflower (Campanula rotundifolia) with clusters of blue, bell-shaped flowers

Etymology: ME harebelle: see hare & bell

harebell Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • include: Upland calcareous grassland occurs on landslip material below the chalk cliffs; species include harebell, thyme, purging flax and early purple orchid.

Adjective modifier

  • blue: Among the grass, underfoot, is thyme, the spiny rest harrow, yellow kidney vetch, and pale blue harebells.
  • delicate: Where rabbits have nibbled the turf short there are mats of wild thyme and delicate purple harebell.