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.
The bellflower coming in May blooms on until September.
From The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming. by Shaw, Ellen Eddy
Now 'tis the time when, tall, The long blue torches of the bellflower gleam Among the trees; and, by the wooded stream.
From A Voice on the Wind and Other Poems by Cawein, Madison Julius
Ramirez, who grew up in Bellflower, found his way to food truck manufacturing through his stepmother.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
Goforth had retired from her job as a schoolteacher, most recently at Albert Baxter Elementary School in Bellflower, within the last two years, according to her daughter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Zarate was arrested at an apartment in Bellflower, while Acosta Serrano and the female minor were nabbed in a Huntington Beach apartment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
Bellflower coach Keith Miller, whose son, Austin, is one of the top tight ends from the class of 2029, got a school visit from Chesney, who also met Miller’s wife.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2026
Have tried and discarded Bellflower and Rawle's Janet; they are a failure.
From The Apple by Various
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