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  bellflower

  noun

  any of numerous plants of the genus Campanula, having usually bell-shaped flowers and including many species cultivated as ornamentals.
• Bellflower
  Bellflower

  noun

  a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.

bellflower

¹ American  

[bel-flou-er] / ˈbɛlˌflaʊ ər /

noun

1. any of numerous plants of the genus Campanula, having usually bell-shaped flowers and including many species cultivated as ornamentals.

2. any of various other plants having bell-shaped flowers.

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Bellflower ² American  

[bel-flou-er] / ˈbɛlˌflaʊ ər /

noun

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

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bellflower British  

/ ˈbɛlˌflaʊə /

noun

1. another name for campanula

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Etymology

Origin of bellflower

First recorded in 1570–80; bell ¹ + flower

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bellflower Bellflower

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 bellflower, urn, festoons, and acanthus were all favorites of his for decoration.

From Furnishing the Home of Good Taste A Brief Sketch of the Period Styles in Interior Decoration with Suggestions as to Their Employment in the Homes of Today by Lucy Abbot Throop

The bellflower coming in May blooms on until September.

From The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming. by Ellen Eddy Shaw

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

From Seed Dispersal by W. J. (William James) Beal

Keith Miller wanted the chance to become a head coach after being an assistant to his brother, Jason, who’s coached at Bellflower, Verbum Dei and Leuzinger among his stops.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 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 had retired from her job as a schoolteacher, most recently at Albert Baxter Elementary School in Bellflower, within the last two years, according to her daughter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 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

While in California, he sent money back to his father, who bought for him, fifty acres of land, where Bellflower village now stands, paying $5.00 per acre.

From A Trip to California in 1853 Recollections of a Gold Seeking Trip by Ox Train across the Plains and Mountains by an Old Illinois Pioneer by Washington Bailey