bluebell

noun

blue·bell ˈblü-ˌbel

: any of various bellflowers

especially : harebell

: any of various plants bearing blue bell-shaped flowers: such as

: a European herb (Hyacinthoides nonscripta synonym Scilla nonscripta) of the lily family having scapose racemes of drooping bell-shaped flowers

called also wild hyacinth

bluebells plural : a glabrous erect eastern U.S. herb (Mertensia virginica) of the borage family with entire leaves and showy blue flowers pink in the bud

called also Virginia bluebells

Examples of bluebell in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Grave of the Unknown Warrior will be framed by spring flowers including sprigs of rosemary, bay, bluebells and forget-me-nots. —

Victoria Murphy, Town & Country, 5 May 2023 One portrait showed Princess Charlotte posing in a field of bluebells near the family's country home, Anmer Hall, while another featured the royal hugging the family's cocker spaniel, Orla. This year, Princess Charlotte's birthday week will be a busy one. —

Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 2 May 2023 Tornado damage in Oklahoma, wildflower blooms in California, military exercises in Ukraine, an equestrian show in Spain, a solar eclipse above Australia, a rocket explosion above Texas, a carpet of bluebells in Belgium, a robotic inspector in Paris, and much more Hints: View this page full screen. —

Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 21 Apr. 2023 Ecology undergraduate researcher Karen Wang drops her fine-mesh bee net, whips out a small recorder and leans in to observe Yellow 54 climbing into the bluebell’s long tubular blooms. —

Kristin Ohlson, Discover Magazine, 2 Jan. 2019 The meticulous floral border is meant to reflect a British wildflower meadow with lily of the valley, cornflowers, wild strawberries, dog roses and bluebells, plus a sprig of rosemary for remembrance. —

Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2023 The invitation's symbolic features continue with a wildflower meadow border that includes cornflowers, wild strawberries, lily of the valley, bluebells, dog roses and rosemary sprig with a ladybird, a wren, a butterfly, a bee and a robin. —

Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2023 In April, bluebells were waving across the hillside in a thousand shades of blue, pink, lavender and white. —

Margo Rabb, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Feb. 2023 The population of one of the marmot's foods, tall bluebell flowers, began to decline in 2000, just before the marmot population surged; this might have altered the marmots' diet, leading them towards fattier foods [Nature]. —

Andrew Moseman, Discover Magazine, 21 July 2010 See More

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