n.
Pronunciation: - ˌ bel
Function: noun
Date: 1578
1 : any of various bellflowers especially : HAREBELL
2 : any of various plants bearing blue bell-shaped flowers: as a : a European herb ( Hyacinthoides nonscripta syn. Scilla nonscripta ) of the lily family having scapose racemes of drooping bell-shaped flowers ― called also wild hyacinth b 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