Jump To:

• 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-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.

---

Bellflower ² American  

[bel-flau-er] / ˈbɛlˌflaʊ ər /

noun

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

---

bellflower British  

/ ˈbɛlˌflaʊə /

noun

1. another name for campanula

---

Etymology

Origin of bellflower

First recorded in 1570–80; bell ¹ + flower

---

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

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

June will give the bellflower, mullein, bee balm and foxglove.

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

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

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 Amy Carmichael

Freshman Keondre Smith punt return for touchdown. 14-0 Bellflower over Gahr.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

Support for it was led by Stephen Martinez, a retired aerospace engineer from Bellflower, who with his wife, Lindalee Iverson, spent $350,000 to bring two arbitration cases against Kaiser.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

McDuffie began his rise to NFL stardom during a high school career that featured stops at Santa Ana Mater Dei, Anaheim Servite and Bellflower St. John Bosco, before playing in college at Washington.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

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

Have tried and discarded Lawver, Yellow Bellflower, Gilpin, and Cooper's Early White, on account of shy bearing, poor quality, and small size.

From The Apple by Various

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

---