Meaning of bluebell | Babel Free
ˈbluˌbɛlDefinitions
- Various flowering plants with blue, usually pendulous, flowers.
- In genus Hyacinthoides
- common bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta)
- Spanish bluebell (Hyacinthoides hispanica)
- Italian bluebell (Hyacinthoides italica)
- In other genera
- grape hyacinth (Muscari)
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Virginia bluebell (Mertensia virginica) plural-normally
- Scottish bluebell (harebell) (Campanula rotundifolia)
- Australian royal bluebell (Wahlenbergia gloriosa)
- Texas bluebell (Eustoma russellianum)
- desert bluebell or California bluebell (Phacelia campanularia)
Equivalents
Gaeilge
méaracán gorm
Gàidhlig
bròg na cuthaige
Nederlands
grasklokje
Русский
колокольчик
Svenska
blåklocka
Examples
“The cutting sides were gay with heather in bloom, and masses of dainty Scots bluebells, while patches of clear sky overhead were bringing life and colour to the sea.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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