Definition of bluebell
1
: any of various bellflowers;
especially
: harebell
2
: any of various plants bearing blue bell-shaped flowers: such as
a
: a European herb (Hyacinthoides nonscripta synonym Scilla nonscripta) of the lily family having scapose racemes of drooping bell-shaped flowers — called also
wild hyacinth
b
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
