'Scilla nutans' definitions:
Definition of 'Scilla nutans'
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- Bluebell \Blue"bell`\, n. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus Campanula, especially the Campanula rotundifolia, which bears blue bell-shaped flowers; the harebell. (b) A plant of the genus Scilla (Scilla nutans). [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Scilla nutans'
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- Culverkey \Cul"ver*key`\ (-k?`), n.
- 1. A bunch of the keys or samaras of the ash tree. --Wright. [1913 Webster]
- 2. An English meadow plant, perhaps the columbine or the bluebell squill (Scilla nutans). [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- A girl cropping culverkeys and cowslips to make garlands. --Walton. [1913 Webster] Culver's physic
Definition of 'Scilla nutans'
From: GCIDE
- Harebell \Hare"bell`\ (h[^a]r"b[e^]l`), n. (Bot.) A small, slender, branching plant (Campanula rotundifolia), having blue bell-shaped flowers; also, Scilla nutans, which has similar flowers; -- called also bluebell. [Written also hairbell.] [1913 Webster]
- E'en the light harebell raised its head. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]