any of numerous plants of the genus Campanula, having usually bell-shaped flowers and including many species cultivated as ornamentals.
any of various other plants having bell-shaped flowers.
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Scanning electron microscopy identified pollen grains from myrtle, mint and other known embalming , as well as poplar and bellflower, which were in bloom when the king died.
From Scientific American • Mar. 1, 2013
The late-18th-century unsigned piece, made of cherry and tulip poplar, has bellflower and scallop inlays and flared cabriole supports that scholars call “bandy legs.”
From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2012
The herbs include beautiful primulas, saxifrages, and gentians, and in the bellflower order species of Codonopsis and Cyananthus.
From The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir by Douie, James McCrone, Sir
Ostrowskya magnifica.—A magnificent bellflower from Bokhara, 4 to 5 ft. high, and white flowers tinted and veined with lilac, 3 to 5 in. across.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" by Various
"I would like awfully well to send you a box," he added, and the flush of his bellflower was reflected in his cheek.
From The Rim of the Desert by Anderson, Ada Woodruff
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