bellflower

¹

[ bel-flou-er ]

noun

1. any of numerous plants of the genus Campanula, having usually bell-shaped flowers and including many species cultivated as ornamentals. Compare bellflower family.
2. any of various other plants having bell-shaped flowers.

Bellflower

²

[ bel-flou-er ]

noun

1. a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.

bellflower

/ ˈbɛlˌflaʊə /

noun

1. another name for campanula

Word History and Origins

Origin of bellflower¹

First recorded in 1570–80; bell ¹ + flower

Example Sentences

Made with a tiny budget in a mere three years, Glodell has achieved the near-impossible with Bellflower.

From The Daily Beast

“I think I was cast [in Bellflower] because I would honestly do whatever,” laughs Wiseman.

From The Daily Beast

They began to raise money for Bellflower in late 2007, but nobody bit.

From The Daily Beast

The mesmerizing indie film "Bellflower," an apocalyptic love story with DIY flamethrowers, opens Friday.

From The Daily Beast

The herbs include beautiful primulas, saxifrages, and gentians, and in the bellflower order species of Codonopsis and Cyananthus.

From Project Gutenberg

Here is an illustration of ripe pods of a bellflower, Campanula turbinata, nodding instead of erect.

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The blossoms of the Purple Bellflower grow singly at the tips of slender stems and bloom in midsummer.

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But where is the little blue flower that grows by the water, and the purple bellflower, and the daisy?

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June will give the bellflower, mullein, bee balm and foxglove.

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