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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-flau-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-flau-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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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

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

He paused while her glance, returning from the desert, met his in a veiled side-look, and the flush of the bellflower again tinged his cheek.

From The Rim of the Desert by Ada Woodruff Anderson

"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 Sherwin Cody

The green bollards seen on Bellflower Boulevard and Studebaker before the redo often get hit by cars and can resemble thick blades of stomped grass.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

There were eight Rex siblings who grew up first in Hawaii, then Bellflower.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

“We’re here to put Bellflower on the map.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

Dozens of college football recruiters traveling in their rental cars to powerhouse St. John Bosco have learned there’s a new must-stop place on the way to Bellflower.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

Have tried and discarded Bellflower and Willow Twig on account of blight.

From The Apple by Various

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