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bluebell

bluebell

5 2.6
A plant with bell-shaped blue flowers that grows in woods or fields
  • noun
  • /ˈbluːˌbɛl/
translation icon : campanilla
  • And I really wanted to get you bluebells because I know you love bluebells.
  • bluebells and lupine
  • bluebells and daisies
  • Mountain bluebells

We found some bluebells, so I've taken some little cheeky instas.

Examples

  • Well, over on this side... we have our lovely bluebells.

    Monsieur Verdoux (1947)

  • The shop smelled exactly the same, like heaven and bluebells.

    I Capture the Castle (2003)

  • Down to the wood where the bluebells grow.

    Kindergarten Cop (1990)

  • The bluebells would come into bloom.

    White Bird (2023)

  • "Ankle deep, he waded through the bluebells.

    Howards End (1992)

  • Along the overgrown verge, daffodils were dying, but in shaded parts, bluebells were about to bloom.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • I looked at the world outside, grasses blowing gently in the wind, flowers that looked like bluebells clustering around gigantic trees, pines with needles like brushes, for which I knew neither the common nor the Latin name.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • In spring, the woods were adorned with bluebells swaying gently in the breeze.

  • Everywhere we walked in the forest, stunning bluebells marked the edge of the trail.

  • As we hiked through the meadow, patches of vibrant bluebells caught our eyes.

Synonyms

Hyacinthoides nonscripta
vsbluebell
  • Specialized
9.6

A wild plant with blue, bell-shaped flowers that grows in woods in Western Europe

is the everyday name used for that same plant rather than the scientific term
Scilla nonscripta
vsbluebell
  • Specialized
9.9

A small bluebell plant with bell-shaped blue flowers that grows in western European woods in spring

is the general common name for the same kind of woodland plant
Hyacinthoides
vsbluebell
  • Specialized
9.9

Group of flowering bulb plants like bluebells that grow every year

is the single species or common plant rather than the broader genus
Mertensia virginica
vsbluebell
  • Specialized
9.9

A small spring wildflower with smooth leaves and blue bell-shaped flowers that are pink as buds

refers generally to the woodland plant not limited to eastern North America
Virginia bluebell
vsbluebell
  • Specialized
8.3

A spring flower with blue bell-shaped blooms that are pink as buds

is the common woodland plant found in woods or fields, not the North American form
California bluebell
vsbluebell
  • US
7.6

A plant with bell-shaped blue or violet flowers often grown in gardens

is the wild woodland plant usually found in woods or fields rather than garden-grown

Compounds

California bluebell
  • US
7.6

A plant with bell-shaped blue or violet flowers often grown in gardens

Virginia bluebell
  • Specialized
8.3

A spring flower with blue bell-shaped blooms that are pink as buds

How Showy

peony
3 3.7
rose
469 1.0
bluebell
5 2.6
grass
521 1.0

Surface Forms

bluebell singular
bluebells plural

Morphology

bluebell = blue + bell (semi-transparent) = blue + bell

While the components 'blue' and 'bell' are clear, the specific meaning of a plant with bell-shaped blue flowers is a specialized application.

Etymology

Bluebell is a simple picture name made from blue and bell, meaning 'blue' and 'small bell'. Picture a little blue bell hanging from the plant, and you can see why the name fits a flower with bell-shaped blue blooms.