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harebell

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hare⋅bell

[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.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME; see hare, bell 1
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hare·bell   (hâr'běl')   
n.  A perennial plant (Campanula rotundifolia) having slender stems, dense clusters of basal leaves, and bell-shaped blue or white flowers. Also called bluebell.
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