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  • bellflower
    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.


Bellflower 2 American  
[bel-flou-er] / ˈbɛlˌflaʊ ər /

noun

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


bellflower British  
/ ˈbɛlˌflaʊə /

noun

  1. another name for campanula

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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

Or the thick and more pendent top of the bellflower, with its equally rich, sprightly, uncloying fruit.

From Winter Sunshine by Burroughs, John

"I would like awfully well to send you a box," he added, and the flush of his bellflower was reflected in his cheek.

From The Rim of the Desert by Anderson, Ada Woodruff

Hepatica, columbines, anenome, bellflower, butterfly weed, turtle head and aster represent wild flowers which bloom from March through October.

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

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