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

Example Sentences

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

We have a little yellow bellflower here which grows in great profusion; and some vandal taught the babies to blow it up like a little balloon, and then snap it on the forehead.

From Lotus Buds by Carmichael, Amy

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