bluebell

[ bloo-bel ]

/ ˈbluˌbɛl /

noun

any of numerous plants of the bellflower family, having blue, bell-shaped flowers, as a bellflower or harebell.

Also called wood hyacinth. an Old World plant, Endymion non-scriptus, of the lily family, having blue, bell-shaped flowers.

any of various other plants having blue flowers, as those of the genus Mertensia.

Origin of bluebell

First recorded in 1570–80; blue + bell¹

OTHER WORDS FROM bluebell

bluebelled, adjective

Words nearby bluebell

blueback salmon, blue bag, bluebead, Bluebeard, bluebeat, bluebell, blue beret, blueberry, blueberry muffin baby, bluebill, blue billy

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Example sentences from the Web for bluebell

It doesn't matter telling Bluebell so, and she looks so pleased, and believes every word of it.
Bluebell|Mrs. George Croft Huddleston
A startled stare of blue eyes, a smothered laugh, and Bluebell had darted into the house, clapping the door after her.
Bluebell|Mrs. George Croft Huddleston
Cecil, however, marvelled at her mother's want of penetration and could not refrain from increased coolness to Bluebell.
Bluebell|Mrs. George Croft Huddleston
Bluebell, feeling particularly well, laughed inwardly, as she inquired if Mrs. Oliphant was a bad sailor.
Bluebell|Mrs. George Croft Huddleston

Bluebell and Cecil had determined beforehand that they must embrace, and mutually dreaded it.
Bluebell|Mrs. George Croft Huddleston

British Dictionary definitions for bluebell

bluebell

/ (ˈbluːˌbɛl) /

noun

Also called: wild hyacinth, wood hyacinth a European liliaceous woodland plant, Hyacinthoides (or Endymion) non-scripta, having a one-sided cluster of blue bell-shaped flowers

Also called: Spanish bluebell a similar and related plant, hispanica, widely grown in gardens and becoming naturalized

a Scot name for harebell

any of various other plants with blue bell-shaped flowers

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单词	bluebell
释义	bluebell [ bloo-bel ] / ˈbluˌbɛl / noun any of numerous plants of the bellflower family, having blue, bell-shaped flowers, as a bellflower or harebell. Also called wood hyacinth. an Old World plant, Endymion non-scriptus, of the lily family, having blue, bell-shaped flowers. any of various other plants having blue flowers, as those of the genus Mertensia. Origin of bluebell First recorded in 1570–80; blue + bell¹ OTHER WORDS FROM bluebell bluebelled, adjective Words nearby bluebell blueback salmon, blue bag, bluebead, Bluebeard, bluebeat, bluebell, blue beret, blueberry, blueberry muffin baby, bluebill, blue billy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bluebell It doesn't matter telling Bluebell so, and she looks so pleased, and believes every word of it. Bluebell\|Mrs. George Croft Huddleston A startled stare of blue eyes, a smothered laugh, and Bluebell had darted into the house, clapping the door after her. Bluebell\|Mrs. George Croft Huddleston Cecil, however, marvelled at her mother's want of penetration and could not refrain from increased coolness to Bluebell. Bluebell\|Mrs. George Croft Huddleston Bluebell, feeling particularly well, laughed inwardly, as she inquired if Mrs. Oliphant was a bad sailor. Bluebell\|Mrs. George Croft Huddleston Bluebell and Cecil had determined beforehand that they must embrace, and mutually dreaded it. Bluebell\|Mrs. George Croft Huddleston British Dictionary definitions for bluebell bluebell / (ˈbluːˌbɛl) / noun Also called: wild hyacinth, wood hyacinth a European liliaceous woodland plant, Hyacinthoides (or Endymion) non-scripta, having a one-sided cluster of blue bell-shaped flowers Also called: Spanish bluebell a similar and related plant, hispanica, widely grown in gardens and becoming naturalized a Scot name for harebell any of various other plants with blue bell-shaped flowers Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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