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BELLFLOWER
campanula, bellflower
(noun) any of various plants of the genus Campanula having blue or white bell-shaped flowers
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
bellflower (plural bellflowers)
Any of many plants that produce flowers that are bell-like.
Any flowering plants in the genus Campanula.
Flowering plants in the genera, Campanulastrum, Codonopsis, or Platycodon, in the family Campanulaceae.
Any flowering plant in genus Uvularia.
A flower of one of these plants, which is shaped like a bell.
Proper noun
Bellflower
A city in Los Angeles County, California, United States.
A village in Illinois, United States.
A city and town in Missouri, United States.
Source: Wiktionary
Bell"flow`er, n. (Bot.)
Definition: A plant of the genus Campanula; -- so named from its bell- shaped flowers.
Bell"flow`er, n. Etym: [F. bellefleur, lit., beautiful flower.]
Definition: A kind of apple. The yellow bellflower is a large, yellow winter apple. [Written also bellefleur.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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