harebell

/'heəbel/

Thân thiện

A single harebell sways gently in a mountain meadow breeze.

Definition

Noun: 1. A perennial plant: A slender-stemmed, herbaceous flowering plant native to the Northern Hemisphere, known for its delicate, bell-shaped, typically blue flowers. It is a wildflower often found in grassy or rocky habitats.

Examples

• The hillside was dotted with the delicate blue of harebells.
• She picked a small bouquet of wildflowers, including a few harebells.
• The harebell is sometimes known as the Scottish bluebell.

Advanced Usage

• In botanical classification, the harebell's scientific name is . The note "sometimes placed in genus " in the reference indicates a historical or alternative taxonomic grouping, but it is now firmly classified within the genus.

Variants and Related Words

• Bluebell: A common name that can cause confusion. In Scotland and parts of Northern England, "bluebell" often refers to the harebell (), while in most other areas, "bluebell" refers to , a different woodland plant.
• Campanula: The genus to which the harebell belongs, encompassing many species commonly called "bellflowers."

Synonyms

• Scottish bluebell (regional)
• Bluebell of Scotland (regional)
• Bellflower (a more general term for plants in the genus)

Học thuật

Noun

1. perennial of northern hemisphere with slender stems and bell-shaped blue flowers
2. sometimes placed in genus Scilla

Từ đồng nghĩa

• bluebell
• Campanula rotundifolia
• wild hyacinth
• wood hyacinth
• Hyacinthoides nonscripta
• Scilla nonscripta