harebell

1. 1.

   sometimes placed in genus Scilla

   Synonymswild hyacinthwood hyacinthbluebellHyacinthoides nonscriptaScilla nonscripta

   Broaderliliaceous plant

   Part ofHyacinthoides
2. 2.

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

   SynonymsbluebellCampanula rotundifolia

   Broadercampanula

Other forms of harebell

plural

harebells·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about harebell

What does harebell mean?

harebell means "sometimes placed in genus Scilla". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in harebell?

harebell has 3 syllables: ha-re-bell. The stress falls on "ha".

What is another word for harebell?

Close synonyms include wild hyacinth, wood hyacinth, bluebell, Hyacinthoides nonscripta, Scilla nonscripta. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is harebell a common word?

harebell is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.