Main Entry: blue·bell

Pronunciation: \-ˌbel\

Function: noun

Date: 1578

1 : any of various bellflowers; especially : harebell
2 : any of various plants bearing blue bell-shaped flowers: as a : a European herb (Hyacinthoides nonscripta syn. Scilla nonscripta) of the lily family having scapose racemes of drooping bell-shaped flowers —called also wild hyacinth b plural : a glabrous erect eastern United States herb (Mertensia virginica) of the borage family with entire leaves and showy blue flowers pink in the bud —called also Virginia bluebells