bluebell
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noun
1.
any of numerous plants of the bellflower family, having blue, bell-shaped flowers, as a bellflower or harebell.
2.
Also called wood hyacinth. an Old World plant, Endymion non-scriptus, of the lily family, having blue, bell-shaped flowers.
3.
any of various other plants having blue flowers, as those of the genus Mertensia.
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| 1. | wild hyacinth, Also called: wood hyacinth a European liliaceous woodland plant, Hyacinthoides (or Endymion) non-scripta, having a one-sided cluster of blue bell-shaped flowers |
| 2. | Also called: Spanish bluebell a similar and related plant, hispanica, widely grown in gardens and becoming naturalized |
| 3. | a Scot name for harebell |
| 4. | any of various other plants with blue bell-shaped flowers |
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Bluebell
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Bluebell vegetation goes dormant in the summer as the plant's seeds ripen.
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