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: a slender blue-flowered herb (Campanula rotundifolia) with linear leaves on the stem
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Said to be beloved by the fairies, the bluebells have a number of delightful nicknames: witches’ thimbles, lady’s nightcap, harebells, fairy flowers, crow’s toes.
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Emily Matchar, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Jan. 2024
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Emily Matchar, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Jan. 2024
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“Harebell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/harebell. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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harebell
noun
hare·bell
-ˌbel 
: a slender herb with bright blue bell-shaped flowers
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