[blue.bell] n (1578) 1: any of various bellflowers; esp: harebell
2: any of various plants bearing blue bell-shaped flowers: as a: a European herb (Endymion nonscriptus syn. Scilla nonscripta) of the lily family having scapose racemes of drooping bell-shaped flowers--called also wild hyacinth b pl: 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