English Dictionary

HAREBELL

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

 Dictionary entry overview: What does harebell mean? 

HAREBELL (noun)
  The noun HAREBELL has 2 senses:

1. sometimes placed in genus Scillaplay

2. perennial of northern hemisphere with slender stems and bell-shaped blue flowersplay

  Familiarity information: HAREBELL used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HAREBELL (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Sometimes placed in genus Scilla

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

bluebell; harebell; Hyacinthoides nonscripta; Scilla nonscripta; wild hyacinth; wood hyacinth

Hypernyms ("harebell" is a kind of...):

liliaceous plant (plant growing from a bulb or corm or rhizome or tuber)

Holonyms ("harebell" is a member of...):

genus Hyacinthoides; Hyacinthoides (small genus of perennial bulbs of western Europe and North Africa; sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Perennial of northern hemisphere with slender stems and bell-shaped blue flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

bluebell; Campanula rotundifolia; harebell

Hypernyms ("harebell" is a kind of...):

bellflower; campanula (any of various plants of the genus Campanula having blue or white bell-shaped flowers)


 Learn English with... Proverbs 
"A stitch in time saves nine." (English proverb)

"My son, too old is the Earth don't make fun of it" (Breton proverb)

"Don't count the teeth of a gift horse." (Armenian proverb)

"Don't sell the fur before shooting the bear." (Danish proverb)



ALSO IN ENGLISH DICTIONARY:


© 2000-2023 AudioEnglish.org | AudioEnglish® is a Registered Trademark | Terms of use and privacy policy
Contact