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
"Well, no, I haven't any just now that are exactly sour," he would answer; "but there's the bellflower apple, and folks that like a sour apple generally like that."
From Four Famous American Writers: Washington Irving, Edgar Allan Poe, James Russell Lowell, Bayard Taylor A Book for Young Americans by Cody, Sherwin
The bellflower coming in May blooms on until September.
From The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming. by Shaw, Ellen Eddy
In the orchard were several trees of the bellflower variety, whose branches sagged near to the ground.
From Reveries of a Schoolmaster by Pearson, Francis B.
Why does Kent, who was born in Bellflower and raised in Huntington Beach, still have the truck?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
At Bellflower Middle and High School, Principal Jessica Cummings said a Teen Dating Violence Awareness Week and parent workshops focused on fostering healthy relationships increased awareness on her campus.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
Ramirez, who grew up in Bellflower, found his way to food truck manufacturing through his stepmother.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
Goforth retired from her job as a schoolteacher, most recently at Albert Baxter Elementary School in Bellflower, within the past two years, her daughter said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Have tried and discarded Bellflower and Willow Twig on account of blight.
From The Apple by Various
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