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Bellflower

Bell′flowˊer

,
Noun.
(Bot.)
A plant of the genus Campanula; – so named from its bell-shaped flowers.

Bell′flowˊer

,
Noun.
[F.
bellefleur
, lit., beautiful flower.]
A kind of apple. The yellow bellflower is a large, yellow winter apple.
[Written also
bellefleur
.]

Definition 2024


Bellflower

Bellflower

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English

Proper noun

Bellflower

  1. A city in California, US.
  2. A village in Illinois, US.
  3. A city/town in Missouri, US.

bellflower

bellflower

See also: Bellflower

English

bellflower

Noun

bellflower (plural bellflowers)

  1. Any of many plants that produce flowers that are bell-like.
    1. Any flowering plants in the genus Campanula.
    2. Flowering plants in the genera, Campanulastrum, Codonopsis, or Platycodon, in the family Campanulaceae.
    3. Any flowering plant in genus Uvularia.
  2. A flower of one of these plants, which is shaped like a bell.

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