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noun
A perennial flowering plant, Campanula rotundifolia, native to the Northern Hemisphere, with blue, bell-like flowers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
foxglove
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
perennial of northern hemisphere with slender stems and bell-shaped blue flowers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: bluebell, Campanula rotundifolia
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: campanula, bellflower
noun
sometimes placed in genus Scilla
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: wild hyacinth, wood hyacinth, bluebell, Hyacinthoides nonscripta, Scilla nonscripta
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: liliaceous plant
History
From Middle English harebelle, equivalent to hare + bell.
Across languages
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