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
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.
Or the thick and more pendent top of the bellflower, with its equally rich, sprightly, uncloying fruit.
From Winter Sunshine by Burroughs, John
Here is an illustration of ripe pods of a bellflower, Campanula turbinata, nodding instead of erect.
From Seed Dispersal by Beal, W. J. (William James)
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